Chosen from a field of more than 20 submittals, Patricia Jollimore’s “For My Hat” — a composite of 15 different photographs featuring a raven in a lavender field — was recently selected the principal artwork for the 23rd Sequim Lavender Festival.

The festival is set for July 19-21 at Carrie Blake Community Park, part of the overall Sequim Lavender Weekend throughout the Sequim-Dungeness Valley.

The park this year is home to the Sequim Lavender Street Fair, hosting more than 150 crafts and lavender booths, a food court, live music and more.

Jollimore’s “For My Hat” will be used on Sequim Lavender Festival marketing materials including T-shirts, brochures and more.

Jollimore owns Tongue in Cheek Photography in Ocean Shores.

“My creations are imaginative imagery, sometimes with humorous darker viewpoints,” she said.

“My work directly responds to my surrounding environment and uses everyday experiences as a starting point. Often these are framed instances that would go unnoticed in their original context. I also find inspiration from simply watching a movie or listening to music.”

Jollimore says her usual process is to think of a story then go out and photograph each element. One completed image can contain up to five images while other, more elaborate images can contain more than 50 different photos, she said.

”I wanted to do something different with photography and actually use it to create something unique,” Jollimore said.

Her inspiration for “For My Hat” was to create something that had an abundance of lavender but wasn’t necessarily the main character in the story, she says.

”A lot of my work features birds, especially crows and ravens, so I wanted to stay true to my style,” Jollimore said.

“I often use vintage elements so I added a top hat and made it seem like the raven was picking lavender for her hat leading to the title, ‘For My Hat.’”

“The artwork this year was chosen by our general membership and is a little different from prior years,” Mary Jendrucko, Sequim Lavender Growers Association treasurer, said.

For more about Jollimore and her art, see www.patricia- jollimore.com.