Tobacco holds centuries of cultural weight—once revered in Indigenous ceremonies across the Americas, later commodified through global trade. This series explores that layered history by growing and photographing tobacco plants through their life cycle in a garden-studio. As the broad, veined leaves matured, vintage imagery was transferred onto their surfaces using a temporary tattoo process. The results are delicate, light-sensitive prints that resemble manuscripts or living maps—fusing image and plant into a single skin. In the studio, backlighting revealed the veins beneath the ink, echoing the body’s internal systems and the imprint of memory. Each leaf becomes a visual record, inviting reflection on how meaning is carried through both physical and cultural surfaces. The work engages with visual systems of collection and classification while offering a more intimate reading of a plant that has shaped economies, identities, and belief systems.