Primrose
108 Flowers - Book 4
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I began this series of lessons with small flowers. I had just finished teaching plum and thought it would be fun to do a few other small flowers. I selected only a handful, including primrose.
Chinese have this word Yuán meaning "things and people come together in mysterious ways." I had no idea this little desire of doing a few small flowers would mushroom into more than one hundred flowers.
I do not know why some flowers made it into this selection. There are millions of Chinese artists. You happen to pick me. It is meant to be.
Up Next in 108 Flowers - Book 4
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Protea
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Pumpkin
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Ranunculus
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