August 5, 1994, 8:00 PM

"I felt it was almost forbidden territory, especially for a woman to do flowers, but I like to take things that are discredited and reevaluate them," says Armstrong. Her oversize blossoms-exotic and menacing, with coiling stems made from spent bomb fuses-float surreally in the foreground against traditionally painted backdrops of waterfalls, mountains, and sunsets.
-Hilarie M. Sheets, ARTnews