Flowers Gone By

It's been a more difficult end-of-the-year for school then I have been able to recall for a while, but I've been cleaning out my studio, discovering things that I don't need, things that I had forgotten I had and things that I have learned over the years. I never really have thought much about accumulated knowledge and understanding, but realize now how important it all is to allow a person to be who they truly are or even want to be. Everything dies, but to be as beautiful as a flower for such a short time might very well be worth that short time.