I remember picking up a rose petal from a big pink rose and gently rubbing it against my cheeks, across my lips; it felt soft and silky against my skin. I looked at it, and its delicate material already showed the wear of my use. It has veins, its soft, fragile material reminded me of how our skin, although the largest organ in our bodies, is often damaged and abused by all kinds of mistreatment. My thoughts began to build layers upon layers of ideas when I found these images of these paintings in coming to my thoughts, of these women made from flowers, embracing the divine beauty that I believe women represent. The pressures and responsibilities of modern life detach us from our most natural connections with ourselves, and this project is about reconnecting to the most simple beauty; nature.