"The Calla Lilies Are In Bloom Again!!"
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"Such a strange flower -- suitable to any occasion..." Katherine Hepburn in the movie Stage Door, 1937.
SORRY KATHY...I JUST HAD TO DO IT!!!! :-))
Today is my birthday and Katherine Hepburn's birthday was May 12. This is my gift to myself!!
Since the days of ancient Rome the Calla Lily has been treasured as a flower of celebration. First cherished as a celebration of light, then a funeral flower, in today’s world the Calla Lily has become one of the most desired flowers brides use to celebrate their wedding day. It is associated with the lily as a symbol of purity and as such, these spectacular flowers are beginning to rival the rose in popularity for bridal bouquets. The Calla Lily, originally from the continent of Africa, is rich with history, and it is an elegant and colorful flower to enjoy on any occasion.
According to yalepress, during the second half of the nineteenth century, the exotic South African Calla Lily was introduced in the United States, and began to appear as a subject in American art. The flower became even more popular with artists after Freud provided a sexual interpretation of its form that added new levels of meaning to depictions of it. The Calla Lily soon became a recurring motif in works by important painters and photographers, particularly Georgia O’Keeffe, who depicted the flower so many times and in such provocative ways, that by the early 1930’s she became known as “the lady of the lilies.”
My daughter and her family are taking me on a photo shoot today so I may not be around much!! :-)
"The Calla Lilies Are In Bloom Again!!"
Copyright © childofGOD. All rights reserved. Use without permission is illegal.
"Such a strange flower -- suitable to any occasion..." Katherine Hepburn in the movie Stage Door, 1937.
SORRY KATHY...I JUST HAD TO DO IT!!!! :-))
Today is my birthday and Katherine Hepburn's birthday was May 12. This is my gift to myself!!
Since the days of ancient Rome the Calla Lily has been treasured as a flower of celebration. First cherished as a celebration of light, then a funeral flower, in today’s world the Calla Lily has become one of the most desired flowers brides use to celebrate their wedding day. It is associated with the lily as a symbol of purity and as such, these spectacular flowers are beginning to rival the rose in popularity for bridal bouquets. The Calla Lily, originally from the continent of Africa, is rich with history, and it is an elegant and colorful flower to enjoy on any occasion.
According to yalepress, during the second half of the nineteenth century, the exotic South African Calla Lily was introduced in the United States, and began to appear as a subject in American art. The flower became even more popular with artists after Freud provided a sexual interpretation of its form that added new levels of meaning to depictions of it. The Calla Lily soon became a recurring motif in works by important painters and photographers, particularly Georgia O’Keeffe, who depicted the flower so many times and in such provocative ways, that by the early 1930’s she became known as “the lady of the lilies.”
My daughter and her family are taking me on a photo shoot today so I may not be around much!! :-)