ìStop and smell the flowersî is a phrase commonly used to suggest slowing down in life and being present. We are not often encouraged to admire ourselves as one of those flowers. We all move at such a fast rate from the time we can crawl and walk to the moment we are able to clock in on a job. Through the various stages we go through, we have to cherish our growth as human beings and where it all started. I dedicated this process to letting go of control and tapping back into when art was fun. Approaching the paint very loosely, I created the background with ripped pages from books, wild layering of paint, and an immature take on free hand flowers. It's to bring joy to our younger selves, and remember to continue to water your inner youth.