Grief and Forgiveness Garden

This painting came to be in a grief group. As we talked about the pain of loss, I wanted to express that as weeds and thorns bind and choke a garden, so too, un-forgiveness and bitterness bind the heart and soul. To pull the painful bitter roots, means accepting our humanity and the limits of our vision, allowing us to grow in freedom.

To do that, we have to pull the weeds, and tackle the thorns, even though it hurts. There is truth, in that hurt; for any loss we experience. But most important there is hope.

My interpretation of the meanings for these flowers are as follows:
The blue hyacinths represent sorrow
The baby's breath symbolizes a life gone too soon
The daffodils, beauty, light and hope.


Print Specifications:

Printed on thick, durable, matte paper. The matte black frame that's made from wood from renewable forests adds an extra touch of class.

• Ayous wood .75″ (1.9 cm) thick frame from renewable forests
• Paper thickness: 10.3 mil (0.26 mm)
• Paper weight: 5.57 oz/y² (189 g/m²)
• Lightweight
• Acrylite front protector
• Hanging hardware included
• Blank product components in the US sourced from Japan and the US
• Blank product components in the EU sourced from Japan and Latvia