Wisdom Breathes Life5x7 cyanotype, watercolor and pencil on 140lb watercolor paper. Artist signature on front. Framed in a 11x14 composite frame, with an archival textured matte board. This piece was dyed in the sun, bathed in water, painted on, drawn on, and carefully sealed with wax. An ode to the ones who have borne witness to storms yet stayed soft and chose to breathe life into others with their wisdom. The hand holds a vessel that was broken and then put back

clearing away the hindrances and disruptions that keep us from living fully and freely

framed in a 12x12 white composite frame

Em uses natural elements to develop cyanotypes and then paints with watercolors

My one year old at the time had been teething for over a week

and the symbolism between the Living God and our human nature

The work is heavily inspired by my own faith testimony and most recently how motherhood has pressed and shaped me into the woman and mother I didn't know I could become

Original watercolor on cyanotype was 5x7  and was photographed and scanned  to create a digital file

bringing them into focus

unable to see the path forward—until a shift in perspective reveals the way

and where the light and darkness meet is a broken picture shattered on the floor

The Marigold represents passion and creativity while the cosmo represents peace and tranquility

which symbolizes our souls as we shine in the darkness and become more beautiful and wise over the course of our lifetime