Eight Winters, One Spring

    •    Buddhist Connection: "The lotus mud does not alter the lotus fragrance." — Thich Nhat Hanh.

    •    Personal Reflection: Eight years of recovery is an eternity when measured in daily pain. It would have been easy to dissolve into the darkness of what was lost. But resilience isn't the absence of pain; it is the decision to create right alongside it. This painting captures the strange chemistry of hope—how light manages to find a way through a brain and a body that have known so much devastation.

    •    Visual Element: 🎨 Dark, heavy background tones slowly giving way to vibrant, luminous central colors.