A botanical drawing by Sally Birch from the Rose Garden of Oleta Kirk Abrams, 1927-2005
Berkeley, California · May 2005
| “In 2004 I had the honor and pleasure to spend time with Oleta Abrams. I promised to come back in May this year to paint the roses in her garden. I kept my promise. The words in the picture came insistently to me while I was working on it, so I incorporated them. They speak to us of all those whom we love and lose.” – Sally Birch |