"My quest, through the magic of light and shadow, is to isolate, to simplify and to give emphasis to form with the greatest clarity. To indicate the ideal proportion, to reveal sculptural mass and the dominating spirit is my goal." -----Ruth Bernhard

"They(flowers)....are the hieroglyphics of angels, loved by all men for the beauty of the character, though few can decypher even fragments of their meaning." -----Lydia M. Child