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I named this piece "The Cathedral" when I was done painting it, because that is what it looked like to me: nature's Cathedral. While the center is mannered, symmetrical and has more man-made symbols that, in an abstract sense, refer to plants and plant-like life, it doesn't have stems or wildness. Just outside the cathedral, plants, flowers and budding flowers, grow into the arch, sending their seeds (represented by white dots) and pollen everywhere.

It is night time too, and the living, the wild plants left to grow without interruption, outshine the night.

symbolism:
- white butterfly: transformation, soul journey, spiritual protection, messages from spirit, messages from those who have passed
- arch: going from one world into another, rebirth, transformation, leaving the old behind for something new, access to a holy place
- red tulip shape: rebirth, going through many changes, passion, love, Spring
- white symmetrical plant: innocence, the ethical, harmon...

I have a bachelor's degree in Studio Art and a masters degree in Art Education. I used to be an art teacher and taught grades K - 12. In order to teach art in the public schools, I needed to learn a lot of mediums. I have carried this into my art studio as well, painting in one area of the studio and making altered digital photographs in another part of the studio. My primary mediums are painting, drawing, digital art, illustrations, cartoons, hand thrown pottery and relief sculpture. If you see pottery in my photographic work, it is my own hand-thrown piece. I have shown my work in galleries and through juried shows at art centers and museums. Some notables include The Delaware Art Museum, Haverford Center of the Arts,...