The Garden IX · Irises
There is, in any art, a tendency to turn one’s own preferences into a monomaniac theory.(Pauline Kael)
Purple Irises
Purple and White Iris
Since Iris is the Greek goddess for the Messenger of Love, her sacred flower is considered the symbol of communication and messages. Greek men would often plant an iris on the graves of their beloved women as a tribute to the goddess Iris, whose duty it was to take the souls of women to the Elysian fields.(Hana No Monogatari)
Purple Iris
Birthday Irises
Blue and White Iris
Purple Iris
Iris Abstract I
Iris Abstract III
Blue and White Iris
Yellow and Blue Iris
Iris Abstract II
Iris Abstract IV
Behold the turtle. He makes progress only when he sticks his neck out.(James B. Conant)