No matter how fantastical one's imagination may be about the Magic Forest, it is born out ofthe exquisite craftsmanship of nature. The inspiration for the work comes from a rare speciesof the genus Lotus in China. The petals ofthe flower soak in water after a rain, gradually losingtheir white pigmentation, and eventually becoming as translucent as crystal. Similarly, theartist is inspired by the diverse structures that nature has created for the flowers, These seem.ingly artificial structures are, in fact the artist's alternative attempts to mimic and portraynature.