Created in the solitude of New Year’s Eve 2020, this piece marks a personal ‘point zero.’ A painful separation became the catalyst for reopening ancient, unhealed wounds, echoing a childhood spent navigating the heavy shadows of a fragile home. I found myself reliving the overwhelming burden of being a protector much too soon. For the first time, these suppressed emotions felt safe enough to be seen. The frantic strokes and raw textures represent a release—a safe container where the weight of the past was allowed to surface and dissolve.
