It is springtime again. The Iris are blooming. Here in Sedona, we wait all year for these few weeks where the display of purples, and other exotic hues, finally wake up. This is appropriate, for in Greek mythology, Iris was the goddess of the rainbow, attendant to Zeus and Hera. It is a time when my desire to create something new and different emerges.
I planted these bulbs many years ago. Like old friends, they go away in the heat, but wake up when the last breath of wintertime is emerging into a new season.
A few days ago was the equinox, on March 21st. This is the time when the sun's center crosses the equator and day and night are equal. From now on the days will start to be longer. There is a restlessness in nature, and in the human nature, I think.
I am going back to my studio now. Just wanted to share my pleasure in nature's mysteries. How does springtime affect your creative mood? Would you share with me in your comments?
It is springtime in Sedona. The cold front came with the wind and rain. Then it moved on, and the sun started shining. Outside of my studio are blooming the luscious, purple, bearded Iris shown in this picture.
In Greek mythology, Iris was the goddess of the rainbow, attendant of Zeus and Hera. When you look inside of the flower, there are different layers of purples, the light and dark,the whites, and the yellows. That is often the case with colors, certainly in my own arts of ceramics and calligraphy with watercolor.
Your first view often sees the one dominant hue. When you get up closer to the paint, or the glazed surface, often there are layers inside that reveal themselves to the viewer. That is one of the fascinations of the creative process. And no one does it better than Mother Nature.
