Flowers for the Forgotten

Flowers for the Forgotten is a tribute to the refugees and immigrants who flee their homes to escape drought, poverty, abusive governments or drug cartels. Many are children or youth who 'disappear". Sometimes, an entire family unit is lost to drowning or other tragic circumstances. My painting recognizes the value of their lives, however brief. The poet William Wordsworth wrote these lines which resonate with me:

  "Not in entire forgetfulness

  And not in utter nakedness

  But trailing clouds of glory do we come

  from god, who is our home"