The artist is unwrapping and examining her past to claim her creativity. But it is also the way in which she views her subjects. It may start with the opening of a bud but the observation pans through the life cycle to the decay of the petals and the formation of the seeds for new life. The inner life of the plant is unwrapped. There is a contrast with her industrial subjects and unused spaces awaiting the wreckers hammer. The trappings of everyday commerce are unwrapped to reveal the shell beneath
