"Remember when you were a child and got your first kaleidoscope?  You turned the lens, pieces fell into place and a picture formed before your eyes.  I think of Florin's mixed media as kaleidoscopic. The force of his inner thought turns the lens, objects come into focus, a picture forms. Each object has meaning for the artist and the placement of the objects is intentional. I've known Florin for years so I consider, reconsider, return to take another closer look at each new piece. I try to enter his world but always find myself circling back through my own life. His art is a journey. I travel into the past, stand in the present and see into the future. The journeys are soul searching. I never view a piece of art by Florin and walk away unchanged. I've had a conversation. We've exchanged important ideas. His works of art make me think more carefully about the work of living."