“Only to the extent that we expose ourselves over and over to annihilation can that which is indestructible be found in us.”
— Pema Chödrön
This painting is the quiet terrain after the burn. A moment when the heat has passed—but the imprint remains. What the Fire Left Behind invites us into that in-between place: not quite destruction, not quite rebirth.
Veins of white lace the blackened surface like memory, or soul. The glow above suggests that something ancient survived. We are not what was burned—we are what remains.
What the Fire Left Behind
10” x 20” – Acrylic on canvas, 2023
$350
“Only to the extent that we expose ourselves over and over to annihilation can that which is indestructible be found in us.”
— Pema Chödrön
This painting is the quiet terrain after the burn. A moment when the heat has passed—but the imprint remains. What the Fire Left Behind invites us into that in-between place: not quite destruction, not quite rebirth.
Veins of white lace the blackened surface like memory, or soul. The glow above suggests that something ancient survived. We are not what was burned—we are what remains.