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Soraya’s painting Los Troncones is the cover art for Something about Living by Lena Khalaf Tuffaha, which won the 2024 National Book Award (Poetry) and has publishers in the US and UK. Her work has been exhibited in group and solo exhibitions in Europe and North America, and is held in private collections in Canada, the US and France.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"breath-of-the-spirit","title":"Breath of the Spirit","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAcrylic on canvas.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e24x24x1.50\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen I finished this painting, the emotions I felt gazing at it reminded of the feeling evoked by an old school song I loved called Breath of the Spirit, written by Sr Miriam Therese Winter, a Medical Mission Sister, hence the title.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Soraya Farha","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42287031648359,"sku":null,"price":750.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0063\/3038\/4487\/files\/1_1774553193_94708.jpg?v=1774620090"},{"product_id":"dreaming-of-orange-groves-and-wild-roses","title":"Dreaming of Orange Groves and Wild Roses","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAcrylic on canvas.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e36x36x1.50\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI was dreaming of a place near to my heart that is physically inaccessible to me, imaging the scent of oranges and wild roses that grow there.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Soraya Farha","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42287036465255,"sku":null,"price":1500.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0063\/3038\/4487\/files\/1_1774553402_26324.jpg?v=1774620099"},{"product_id":"do-ya-do-ya","title":"Do Ya, Do Ya","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAcrylic and soft pastel on canvas.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e36x36x1.50\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the making of this piece, I explore the power of music to shift mood.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Soraya Farha","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42287057829991,"sku":null,"price":1500.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0063\/3038\/4487\/files\/1_1774553559_54176.jpg?v=1774620458"},{"product_id":"been-singin-the-blues","title":"Been Singin' the Blues","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAcrylic and soft pastel on canvas.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e36x36x1.50\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn exploration of mood using colour, shape and the imaging of song.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Soraya Farha","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42287058255975,"sku":null,"price":1500.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0063\/3038\/4487\/files\/1_1774553863_23991.jpg?v=1774620475"},{"product_id":"ode-to-wild-zaatar-and-cyclamen","title":"Ode to Wild Za'atar and Cyclamen","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAcrylic and soft pastel on canvas.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e36x36x1.50\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn evocation of memory and the longing to return to places that are only available to me in my imagination.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Soraya Farha","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42287058452583,"sku":null,"price":1500.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0063\/3038\/4487\/files\/1_1774554014_54207.jpg?v=1774620485"},{"product_id":"sweet-moment","title":"Sweet Moment","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAcrylic, charcoal and soft pastel on canvas.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e36x36x1.50\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat sweet moment that interrupts a day of feeling listless, gloomy, and brings delight. 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With these many petals I pave the way from my heart to yours. 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