AFTER THE BLOOM

Flowers get all the glory.  We ooh and awww over them, smell them, send them, dry them, paint them, photograph them, write poetry about them... the list goes on and on. This series explores the untold story of what follows after the bloom. The shriveled petals, seeds, and pods are quirky, unexpected, and surprisingly lovely!

The seeds and seed pods are entwined with the white ghostlike image of the flower they once were, the color palette a muted memory of the petals’ glory.  The past and present merge into one, whispering to us at an emotional level. Even after the bloom, there are seeds of hope.