When Peggy Roberts did something as simple as pick up a palm frond from a Sarasota street one day, it was the start of a hobby that would define her life.
The former Sarasota resident saw the chance to repurpose a piece of nature that would otherwise have been left to the landfill.
Her palm frond animals led her to an opportunity to serve as artist in residence at Art Ovation Hotel in an exhibition set for Jan. 14-19…