Violet Dahlia - Small Product:Small The base is walnut which

The base is walnut which is stained a cherry red to match the heart

the artist applies a cold finish using acrylic paints

It rests on a "rock" made from cured cement

textured silver posts are half-full with 24k gold

Violet Dahlia - Small Product:Small The base is walnut whichThis image is part of the artist's ongoing "Floraphilia" project, which was first published in the prestigious Lenswork Magazine in July of 2010. A second black and white portfolio was published in 2014, and a third portfolio, in color, was published by Lenswork in 2017. A new "Floraphilia" portfolio was featured on the cover of the July 2018 issue of Shadow & Light Magazine. Each photograph is a numbered and signed archival print and comes with a