Daphne Mumford's thematic development of the seasonal cycle is filled with expressions of mystery and lyricism reminiscent of Greek mythology. Her female figures assemble in forest glades to celebrate the rites of the season. Mumford expresses the primal relationship of mother love by enclosing her figures in a space that holds the body much like the mother holds the child. Mumford uses the environment of a forest or a given space to express her need to understand the cycle of birth, death, decay and rebirth. Her canvasses become a stage where the drama of evolution take place.