FLORAL PHOTO COLLAGE

I have taken photos of flowers since I was old enough to hold a camera in my hands. I have done digital collage making since the 1990’s. However, taking photos of flowers and plants specifically as ‘source’ material for my flower collages, I’ve only done since about 2015. Interestingly, flowers only appeared on the planet during the Cretaceous Period (195-66 million years ago). Before that, the plant world was a monochromatic world of green. The suddenness of their appearance even puzzled Darwin, who called their appearance “an abominable mystery” and he never could figure out how they came about. But flowers also brought cross-pollination, new seeds, the development of fruits and a whole gamut of complex new life…which has so enriched our lives today.