This piece is about the juxtaposition of hope and sorrow, light and dark, and how that comes through in trauma healing. There can be recurring moments of both ends of the spectrum and that process has the capacity to be beautiful.
24 x 36 inches; watercolor
$350
While a person's individual rage, sorrow, grief, and despair are unique, having such overwhelming feelings is a largely universal human experience. This piece was painted with the sense of isolation these feelings can bring as well as the solace in knowing you are not the only person to ever fall apart.
48 x 36 inches; acrylic and ink on canvas
$900
Trauma tends to leave a trail of destruction in its wake. During trauma healing, what was destroyed can be regrown and built anew in a new form. This piece was painted considering the idea of the messy, beautiful, fragile process of regrowth after trauma.
12 x 12 inches; acrylic and ink on canvas
$300
It is an honor to be entrusted with a victim's story and invited into their grief. This piece was painted with the rage, sorrow, and quiet hope of bearing witness to someone's trauma and their process of healing.
30 x 40 inches; acrylic, ink, marker, gel pen, ceramic stucco
$900
Under the layers of paint on this piece, it says I AM MINE. That is the bold cry of reclaiming oneself after experiencing trauma, especially the violation of one's physical person.
16 x 40 inches; acrylic and ink on canvas
$700
In the midst of trauma healing, there are moments of reprieve when the pressure lifts and progress is recognizable. This piece was painted in a sigh of such relief.
8 x 8 inches; acrylic, ceramic stucco, and ink on canvas
$130
Created in a single pass using water, ink, and salt, this piece was an exercise in releasing control and embracing the unexpected.
4.5 x 6 inches; watercolor
$110
A field of flowers emerging with subtle beauty after the rain, reflecting the return of hope after trauma.
16 x 12 inches; watercolor
$350
These are part of a larger selection of small pieces painted alongside each other as an exercise in being in tune with how individual pieces are developing even when starting with the same initial color and over the exact same time period. It became a mirror for how similar experiences impact people differently.
2 x 3 inches; watercolor
$75
This piece began as an abstract piece focused on the use of the light olive green prevalent throughout this series. Over time the mountains emerged, as well as the sense of a storm hovering over them.
20 x 10 inches; acrylic and ink on canvas
$400
These are part of a larger selection of small pieces painted alongside each other as an exercise in being in tune with how individual pieces are developing even when starting with the same initial color and over the exact same time period. It became a mirror for how similar experiences impact people differently.
2 x 3 inches; watercolor
$75
These are part of a larger selection of small pieces painted alongside each other as an exercise in being in tune with how individual pieces are developing even when starting with the same initial color and over the exact same time period. It became a mirror for how similar experiences impact people differently.
2 x 3 inches; watercolor
$75
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