THE LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS

The purpose of this writing is to illustrate the importance of flowers and fragrances in my world and my work. To share with the viewer more of myself. This is a bit of stretch for me but I have enjoyed the process.

Flowers have always been a significant influencer in my life. Subsequently, I am drawn to the faerie world that they house. As a child, I was enthralled by my neighbor’s flower garden.

I had never seen anything like it. It was not a dramatically designed arrangement of plants that meandered through the yard but strips of flowers straight in a row with a path to walk through. I would spend hours marveling at the symmetry of the garden and the plethora of species it contained. And yet, even though I had a deep connection with plants. I chose to live in an urban warehouse for almost 40 years. I was in a cement world. Except for my yearly trips to Europe. Which inspired and reconnected me with flowers. Especially my trip to Bath, England, where I first observed plants accenting the streets and household doorsteps.

The sense of beauty was overwhelming.