In the border of the fourth painting, a phrase has been written over and over and then obscured by thick layers of paint. You might get a sense that language is suggested. Actually, I was writing to myself about blossoming as a personal metaphor. I also used bits of thick handmade paper in this painting to further contribute to the lusciousness of the texture. I was seeing more and more clearly how the floral motif was personally metaphorical and in the later works, I sometimes wrote about these ideas in the images.
Life is cyclical, a process of growing then dying then growing then dying.
The flowers and vines are symbols of growth and life itself. In part, this image was a way for me to deal with personal experiences with life and death. Some of the flowers are also consciously sexual,meant to suggest fertility. Some are stylized hands which is the mark of the artist going back to prehistoric times. Bits of the flowers detached themselves from the vines and became yods , a symbol with which I have familiarity due to interest in the symbolism in Tarot card images.