When vulnerability connects

This piece continues to connect with so many. I recently posted that I only had one print of this image left and after doing that it immediately sold to a buyer in WI. But...then I unexpectedly found ANOTHER print of this hiding behind a stack of prints of a different image -- so only then did I literally find the LAST ONE.

At my gallery, a gentleman looked at it, held it in his hands for a long time, and asked about the story behind it. I thought for sure he was going to purchase it and take it home. But, he did not. I try not to overthink about this type of thing as I believe eventually everything will find its "home."

Then this past weekend, a lovely couple was at the gallery looking at my art. The woman reached for this print and asked me about it. As I shared its coming-to-be story and its deeper meaning, she cried. Then I cried. Art is about connection and it always will be. I am truly honored and humbled when some part of a person's vulnerability is touched by part of mine (and vice-versa) because our personal stories and emotions resonate with each other. We are all vulnerable; we are all among the walking wounded. In that moment art brought us together with shared compassion and empathy -- honestly, what could be more beautiful than that?

This lovely couple purchased the print and absolutely got the very last one!! It has had many print runs and has sold out each time. But this last one, it was meant to be hers -- at this time, in this space. It was waiting at the back of an incorrect pile of prints....it was waiting for the right person to connect with it.

Sometimes people/other artists say "But it's old, you should only show new art...." I say there is no expiration date on good art, beautiful colors, deep meaning, and....healing....there is no end-date to these things.

I make my art as a means to offer some kind of healing, inspiration, comfort, love, and hope to those who view it. Each image I create is a page in my autobiography, a moment in time of intense emotion. It represents my own journey of both looking back as well as moving forward -- not just to self-discovery -- but also to wholeness. It is my true hope that my art is helpful to others and that it will find its way to whoever may need a little boost.

Many thanks to this weekend's buyer of "The Integration of Grief." (16 x 20 Mixed Media on Canvas)