Daffodil
Daffodil Picture Book Jacket Collage 24"x30" It is a funny time to work on an early spring flower collage when it is over 100 degrees Fahrenheit. The AC is running and to go outside means you are going to sweat. Despite obvious signs of heat, I felt drawn to a picture I had taken years ago while living in Seattle. If I remember correctly, this Daffodil popped out of the ground in front of our brick house just steps from the front door. With my digital camera in hand, I wanted to mark the changes occurring and capture something beautiful. I am drawn to beauty, as most everyone else is, and I have for the longest time tried to understand what makes something "beautiful". This ongoing search (to this day) baffles me and surprises me and continues to lead me to bigger and deeper questions. This search for Beauty has led me through poetry, through artwork, through music, through the sound of my children's voices, through the luminescent quality of ...
