Still Warm offers a silent invitation—step closer, breathe slower, and disappear into this quiet moment. The soft fall of hair, the warmth lingering on skin, and the delicate lace hint at presence without demanding attention. It’s a pause, intimate and unspoken, where time briefly holds still. This drawing invites you not just to look, but […]
The tender beginnings of Jane Austen inspired me. This piece reflects a heart full of dreams, courage, and a love that shaped a literary voice.
Does the broken mirror hold a broken part of you? I hope every fractured piece finds its way back to wholeness.
I still wonder what she had meant to say, the words that hovered on the edge of her lips. In her eyes, tinged with sorrow, grievance, and a fragile hope, who was she looking at? I hope she has found the light meant for her.
“A Gentle Hold” explores the quiet strength found in connection and care. Hand-cut from corrugated cardboard and softly illuminated from within, the piece evokes the early moments of creation, two forms encircling a glowing centre, like cells dividing, or figures leaning in toward something sacred. The layered curves and subtle shadows form a visual rhythm […]
This work invites you closer. Hand-cut from humble cardboard, its intricacy is revealed in the quiet spaces, in the way light passes through and leaves behind shadow. Suspended from the surface, it breathes gently with the room. Each thread-like cut speaks to the patience of process, and the beauty found not in boldness, but in […]
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