Embrace

Ink, pan pastel, collage on paper (framed).

16x12"

In ‘Embrace’ I explore intimacy, connection, and the natural world through the evocative imagery of two female bodies entwined in a close embrace against a backdrop of rich brown hues, reminiscent of earth and wood. The figures merge seamlessly, their bodies blending into one another as if becoming part of nature itself. A collage of mushroomy gills adorn the hair of the figures, their organic, fungal elements adding a surreal dimension to the artwork like the mycelium network that runs beneath the forest floor, connecting trees and plants in a hidden web of mutual support. At its core, the artwork embodies a sense of love, intimacy, and girlhood, intertwined with warmth and a subtle undercurrent of melancholy