"In Greco-Roman mythology the pear tree and fruit are devoted to three goddesses who were fearsome to man: Juno (goddess of marriage), Venus (goddess of love), and Pomona (goddess of gardening and harvesting). ... A good pear tree can bear fruit over several decades; that is why, in the Western world, it is also a symbol of long life as well as opulence. For Christians the pear is linked to the figure of Christ and his love for humankind. In China the fruit is a symbol of immortality and long life. In Chinese the words for pear and separation are very close phonetically, which is why the destruction of a pear tree is a bad omen and portends to death." - "The Secret Language of Flowers", by Jean-Michel Othoniel
Additional Artworks
From Lynne Marinelli Ghenov
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Profferfile, 2025
file folders, pencils, vintage transfers, graphite, mix media, photo paper
8 x 11.5 in (paper) (20.32 x 29.21 cm)
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Strunged, 2025
file folders, graphite, vintage decor rubbings, mix media
13.25 x 18.5 in (paper) (33.66 x 46.99 cm)
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Like Violet, 2025
vintage dry rub transfers, graphite and colored pencil on vintage ledger paper
11 x 8.5 in (paper) (27.94 x 21.59 cm)
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Stained grasses churched in the Quixote parallel, 2025
file folders, pencils, vintage transfers, graphite, mix media, photo paper
51.25 x 50.5 in (130.18 x 128.27 cm)
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Crenated Tongue, 2025
file folders, pencils, vintage transfers, graphite, mix media, photo paper
47 x 53.75 in (119.38 x 136.53 cm)
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Zigzag, 2025
test print, folder, vintage transfer, pencil
10 x 10 in (25.4 x 25.4 cm)
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Hum, 2025
print test, folder, vintage transfers, pencil
10 x 10 in (25.4 x 25.4 cm)
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The symbol of passing time may have no juice., 2025
file folders, graphite, vintage decor rubbings, mix media
17 x 27.75 in (paper) (43.18 x 70.49 cm)