This original mixed media painting is a sixteen year collaboration with my younger self. It began in 2010 as a somber study of dried flowers that for a long time felt like a dark omen. At 40, I decided it was time to rewrite the story and give this exact canvas a new life.
The real magic of this original piece lives in its tactile layers. I used National Geographic pages featuring Tuareg women celebrating a birth to build the textured background. After instinctively shifting the entire palette to a transparent indigo, I realized something incredible.
The original caption from the photos, which I only saw after pasting them down, mentioned that the women’s hands were stained by the indigo dye of their celebratory clothes. I had chosen the color of celebration before I even knew the history of the images. I like to think these women would approve of the transformation.
Owning the original means owning the actual physical history of the artwork. You can see the subtle ridges of the vintage magazine pages beneath the paint and the exact, instinctive brushstrokes that transformed the floral arrangement.
Medium: Acrylic and vintage paper collage on canvas
Dimensions: 30×24” unframed, plus about 1” around in frame
Framing: Professionally framed and ready to hang.
Original fine art requires specialized packaging to ensure it arrives perfectly safe. Please allow up to three weeks for this one of a kind piece to be carefully prepared and shipped directly from my studio.
As a working artist, managing an open online shop every single day takes me away from my core purpose. To ensure I have the dedicated time needed to focus on my original paintings and my community work through Creative Pathways, my shop is only open for short, intentional windows throughout the year.
20 prints at 8x10” (Unframed)
10 prints at 16x20” (Unframed)
10 prints at 16×20” (Hand Embellished and Framed)
These prints will be available during this current open window. Whatever remains will simply be held in the vault until the next time I open the shop doors. However, once these specific edition numbers are fully claimed across my shop openings, this artwork will be officially archived and never reproduced in these formats again.
For a truly unique piece, you can choose the 16x20” hand embellished edition. I will personally bring the reproduction back into the studio to add subtle layers of acrylic texture and transparent color, ensuring no two pieces are exactly alike. To protect the original texture and elevate this exclusive tier, these specific prints are elegantly matted and come professionally framed, arriving ready to hang on your wall. The final outer size of this framed edition is 20x24”. Because of the physical studio time and custom framing this requires, I am strictly limiting this option to an edition of 10.
Please allow up to three weeks for processing standard prints, and up to four weeks for the framed editions. These are custom printed to order, and I want to personally ensure proper care and high quality attention to the creation and shipment of your art.
When you acquire this art, you are directly supporting community arts education. All sales through this shop flow directly through Creative Pathways, a registered 501(c)(3) organization founded by the artist. Your purchase directly funds the mission, including free after school arts programming for students in Brockton.
This original mixed media painting is a sixteen year collaboration with my younger self. It began in 2010 as a somber study of dried flowers that for a long time felt like a dark omen. At 40, I decided it was time to rewrite the story and give this exact canvas a new life.
The real magic of this original piece lives in its tactile layers. I used National Geographic pages featuring Tuareg women celebrating a birth to build the textured background. After instinctively shifting the entire palette to a transparent indigo, I realized something incredible.
The original caption from the photos, which I only saw after pasting them down, mentioned that the women’s hands were stained by the indigo dye of their celebratory clothes. I had chosen the color of celebration before I even knew the history of the images. I like to think these women would approve of the transformation.
Owning the original means owning the actual physical history of the artwork. You can see the subtle ridges of the vintage magazine pages beneath the paint and the exact, instinctive brushstrokes that transformed the floral arrangement.
Medium: Acrylic and vintage paper collage on canvas
Dimensions: 30×24” unframed, plus about 1” around in frame
Framing: Professionally framed and ready to hang.
Original fine art requires specialized packaging to ensure it arrives perfectly safe. Please allow up to three weeks for this one of a kind piece to be carefully prepared and shipped directly from my studio.
As a working artist, managing an open online shop every single day takes me away from my core purpose. To ensure I have the dedicated time needed to focus on my original paintings and my community work through Creative Pathways, my shop is only open for short, intentional windows throughout the year.
20 prints at 8x10” (Unframed)
10 prints at 16x20” (Unframed)
10 prints at 16×20” (Hand Embellished and Framed)
These prints will be available during this current open window. Whatever remains will simply be held in the vault until the next time I open the shop doors. However, once these specific edition numbers are fully claimed across my shop openings, this artwork will be officially archived and never reproduced in these formats again.
For a truly unique piece, you can choose the 16x20” hand embellished edition. I will personally bring the reproduction back into the studio to add subtle layers of acrylic texture and transparent color, ensuring no two pieces are exactly alike. To protect the original texture and elevate this exclusive tier, these specific prints are elegantly matted and come professionally framed, arriving ready to hang on your wall. The final outer size of this framed edition is 20x24”. Because of the physical studio time and custom framing this requires, I am strictly limiting this option to an edition of 10.
Please allow up to three weeks for processing standard prints, and up to four weeks for the framed editions. These are custom printed to order, and I want to personally ensure proper care and high quality attention to the creation and shipment of your art.
When you acquire this art, you are directly supporting community arts education. All sales through this shop flow directly through Creative Pathways, a registered 501(c)(3) organization founded by the artist. Your purchase directly funds the mission, including free after school arts programming for students in Brockton.
