“The world’s artists are not trying to make the world go round, but forward.” ~ Mary Oliver

Put your ear down close to your soul and listen hard. 

In a world that demands our loudest selves, I invite you to look closer. 

Subtle is an exploration of the power found in settling down and the profound act of paying attention.

Through large-scale canvases—reaching up to five feet—there’s a paradoxical smallness. This is not the smallness of hiding, but the smallness of the palm of the hand: a focus on what is within our immediate reach and our inherent power. 

By repeating hand-cut lino block patterns and layering encaustic and oil in soft, ombre gradients, what’s been created is a visual rhythm that mimics a steady breath. These works command attention not by shouting, but by vibrating with a quiet, undeniable strength. 

Subtle reminds us that beauty isn’t always found in the grand gesture, but in the steady, creative work we do right in front of us.

“Anything you polish with attention will become a mirror. Anything to which you give yourself fully, vest all your strength and risk all your vulnerability, will return you to your life annealed, magnified, both unselved and more deeply yourself. “

~ Maria Popova