Calmed by the simplicity of a graceful line and the stillness of the suspended moment of light on organic forms, I illuminate beauty amidst the chaos. Informed by a background in painting, I layer the images with color and texture to balance the real and the imagined. Printed with archival pigment ink on vellum, white gold leaf is applied on verso, creating a luminous surface and suffusing the subject with the spirituality of the precious metal.