Poppies in October (Ode to Sylvia in White)

Title | Poppies In October (Ode To Sylvia In White) Type | Original 3-D papercut cyanotypeInspiration | Sylvia PlathYear | 2023 Materials | Cyanotype, 3D paper cut, multi layered collage, handmade paper 15.2in frame diameter x 1.2in frame depth Inspiration- Inspired by the great American poet, novelist, and short-story writer Sylvia Plath. Using her poem ‘Poppies In October’ from the anthology ‘Ariel’ as inspiration for this artwork. The poem opens with an image of poppies surviving the cold of October, Plath describes these as a gift- the only flowers blooming in the garden. Poppies In October explores the nature of intense emotion and the struggle to find meaning and beauty in the midst of chaos. It presents a more introspective and contemplative tone than Poppies In July, but both poems share a sense of the power and richness of intense, emotional experiences in everyday life. In the autumn of 1962, only four months before her death the following February, Sylvia Plath wrote