Universal Language of Flowers

One thing I love about working with flowers in mixed media art is that I don’t have to try so hard to create a beautiful piece. I’m graced with the natural beauty of a botanical specimen and then I get to enhance it with the “right” adornments and composition. What I love even more about the floral art I’m doing is that it connects me directly with my natural environment. I follow the blooming season, noting which flowers emerge during each week of the summer and become delighted when I spot new varieties I haven’t yet seen.

I don’t have to explain my art to others. People innately connect to flowers and recognize the subtle communication they emit. The variety of colors, textures, shapes and symbolic meaning communicate without requiring words or a lengthy description. I don’t have to say much. The flowers connect with their intended audience.

Whenever we have an extra snowy winter or wet spring (which we are having this year) I smile to myself knowing that it will be a banner year for flowers in the Rocky Mountains, which means a colorful year in dried flower art.