These dreamlike interpretations of flowers are the manifestation of lucid dreaming. The subconscious holds information about our visual encounters throughout our day, anything ‘useful’ is then brought to the forefront of our thoughts and is held in the conscious mind. However the visual stimulus which does not hold any necessary purpose is left in the subconscious mind and rarely manifests itself. Lucid dreaming or ‘vivid’ dreams are often a way to visualise our unconscious thoughts for a small period of time. As nature is a vital part of my practice, I often spend time being serene amongst many natural elements, elements which resonate somewhere within me. For this series of Monotypes, the prints were created from depicting surreal natural compositions which were preconceived during the stage of sleep where the conscious mind is still awake and is left free to roam and play in the gardens of the subconscious.