Zen Meditation I: Ocean Sky
Acrylic, mixed media, glass, sand, and quartz crystals on canvas, 36" x 48".
Submitted by Jade Yu from Chicago
The Habit of Healing is an ongoing project capturing moments of life, of rebirth and of hope. These images, created just before and during the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020 chronicle the ongoing natural process of death, decomposition, regeneration, and growth.
Transcription references re-presentation (writing, music) as well as the biological crossing of boundaries in gene expression.
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Acrylic, mixed media, glass, sand, and quartz crystals on canvas, 36" x 48".
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