Though the apples in your local supermarket may seem homogeneous (they are, in fact, clones), wild apples come in a shocking number of sizes, colors, and flavors.

Intrigued by their variety, artist Jessica Rath embarked on a multiyear project photographing apple trees and reproducing apples in porcelain, from the speckled Dulcina to the serpentine Yellow Bellflower.

The Atlantic has an interview with her that includes several pictures, equal parts luscious and surprising, of her work.