She had never disappeared. A river doesn't stop being a river because it nourishes the forest — it simply becomes wider. On motherhood, expansion, and the woman who learned to carry it all.
Every commission begins the same way: someone trusts me with their story. This one began with a woman who told me about a flute — and became a painting about being known.
Four women dance free of oppression, wrapped in the colors of the Iranian flag — the story behind my most personal painting: the fire, the Simorgh of thirty birds, Tehran, and the Farsi words of freedom.
In the depths, I found the parts of me that still believe in wonder — the story of surrender, play, and turquoise water behind this painting.
Go bigger than you think — a practical guide to choosing the right print size for your wall, from intimate 8x12s to statement 32x48s.
