Floral Cellular Healing

So bright and cheery for Spring. I have always loved pink and yellow together.

What is this imagery? I think of it as a certain kind of pansy, or maybe a petunia, a tulip unfurled, a carnation, a multitude of many different kinds of flowers all combined together into this beaming cellular floral energy.

It is an imaginary flower that combines countless floral experiences I’ve had over a lifetime.

When I was in grade school and we were studying parts of the flower, I remember one of our assignments was to draw a chart of the flower’s interior and label all of the parts, like the stamen, the pistil, sepal, petal, stem, anther, etc. I absolutely loved that assignment. I recall that I did it over and over and over again, just for (my idea of) "fun." Then I started exploring the flowers in our beautiful English garden at home where we had dozens of different flowers. I found a razor blade in the house, picked a bunch of flowers, and flattened them in some books — then with my razor blade, I dissected the flowers, and made a chart of each one, labeling each of their parts. As many of my friends and certainly my family know, I have never been the "outdoorsy" type -- except to walk about and intensely look at things that interest me. I was and still am the "indoorsy" studious "thinking" and pondering and wondering type.

In some ways these drawings remind me of that childhood activity and how much I loved the solitary experience of exploring the beauty and architecture of flowers in our garden. Where did I get the razor blade? There were always a few on the kitchen windowsill over the sink in our household when I was growing up....(I shrug my shoulders at that).

Floral Language of Cellular Healing

Mixed Media

20x20

Framed with 8-ply white mat & white wood frame with UV protective and anti-reflective glass.