About Flora
Flora (2020-2024)
Nature is what we see
by Emily Dickinson
“Nature” is what we see—
The Hill—the Afternoon—
Squirrel—Eclipse—the Bumble bee—
Nay—Nature is Heaven—
Nature is what we hear—
The Bobolink—the Sea—
Thunder—the Cricket—
Nay—Nature is Harmony—
Nature is what we know—
Yet have no art to say—
So impotent Our Wisdom is
To her Simplicity.
These pictures are my response to the exuberant vitality of plants, their thrusting and thriving, their boundless energy and raw power, their elegance and grace, their constant changing, and their utter disregard for anything to do with the human world.
Nature is not a separate entity, a place, a landscape. It is not an environment or an eco-system. It is not a thing apart. It is not a thing. It is not paradise or an escape. It is not a commodity or a resource. It is a force, a will, an intelligence. It is fundamental and elemental. It is life itself, full stop.