Held explores the quiet hardships we carry within ourselves—the pain we endure privately, the emotions we hold back, and the parts of ourselves we struggle to release. Water moves across her face like an attempt to cleanse what cannot simply be washed away. Outwardly, she seeks relief; inwardly, the hurt remains. The piece speaks to the tension between wanting to let go and still holding everything inside, capturing the vulnerability of healing when the deepest wounds cannot be seen.
11X14 inches pencil & charcoal on paper matted and framed
Held explores the quiet hardships we carry within ourselves—the pain we endure privately, the emotions we hold back, and the parts of ourselves we struggle to release. Water moves across her face like an attempt to cleanse what cannot simply be washed away. Outwardly, she seeks relief; inwardly, the hurt remains. The piece speaks to the tension between wanting to let go and still holding everything inside, capturing the vulnerability of healing when the deepest wounds cannot be seen.
11X14 inches pencil & charcoal on paper matted and framed