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Each Piece, a Note

Studio Note : 4

People often talk about art collections, and yes, I work in collections too. But I see it a little differently.

Each piece stands on its own, yet it also belongs to a larger labyrinth of work. The whole body speaks together, each painting or drawing adding its own note into the greater resonance.

It isn’t just about one collection, it’s about how they all connect, how they inform one another, and how the story continues to unfold.

In the same way, each individual is unique and whole, yet connected to the collective and all that is.

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Cosmos

Cosmos marks the beginning of a journey, an unfolding spiral from the first spark within, where form dissolves into self-discovery

Abstract spiral artwork titled Cosmos, symbolizing the beginning of a creative and personal journey unfolding from within.

Cosmic

Studio Note : 3

Before the canvas, before the watercolours, before the pastel dust, there were pencils, paper, and a quiet space near the ocean. The first drawing came like breath, uncoached, arising, unforced. It called itself Cosmic,, a sphere of light, threads flowing outward, a spiral in motion. A world being born on paper and within me.

Cosmic marks the moment I first recognised how naturally my work could unfold. It came without planning, without effort, and in that ease, the drawing felt alive. It captures a starting point, a space where creation simply happened. I was always curious to see what might unfold next. That curiosity has been a quiet guide ever since, shaping the way I work and keeping me inspired to this day.

This was the moment I realised that not all creativity needs to be built or planned. By opening to simply receive, I discovered how natural and flowing the process could be. Creativity became a dialogue, a soulful exchange. This space always asks for that openness, and trying to control the outcome only limits what can emerge.

That was the beginning. And they came easily, one after the other, colour, flow, feeling. When I no longer created for anything other than what was meant to be born, I discovered a space where everything keeps emerging.

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The Paradox of Presence

Time isn’t real. And yet this is where everything unfolds.

I’m learning to live awake inside the dream,

not escaping the illusion, but meeting it with reverence.

Abstract butterfly form emerging from light into space, symbolising transformation and energy becoming form.

Birth of the wing

Studio Note : 2

Time does not exist, yet here I am, moving through it. The moment is not real, and yet this is where it all unfolds. Now is not a thing, but somehow it is everything. This is the paradox I have been sitting with the dance between illusion and meaning, emptiness and reverence.

What I am realising more and more is this: nothing has meaning, and yet everything does because of how I relate to it.

This life, this form, this timeline, it is a projection, yes. But I am here. I am creating with Source. With full awareness that it is a dream, I am still moved to paint, to speak, to feel. I bring meaning to the meaningless. That is the gift of consciousness.

It is not about escaping the illusion. It is about walking through it awake. Not being lost in it, but also not denying it. Making peace with it.

The veil is not something I am trying to lift anymore. I see through it, but I do not need it gone. I do not need it to be real to let it be sacred.

Because the sacred lives in how I relate, how I show up, how I love, how I create.

Even the silence holds something when I meet it with presence.

So if these coming months are quiet, so be it. If everything empties out, let it. I will still be here, in the paradox, holding the flame, watching the dream shimmer and shift as I create my way through it.

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The Bridge

Step inside the quiet space where art and intention meet. In this first note from the studio, I share how creation flows from deep connection and how meaning unfolds through the process. Join me in exploring the subtle dance between presence, feeling, and form.

Starlight Cascade : a luminous abstract painting in soft violet, blush, and gold tones, evoking celestial movement, radiant flow, and inner awakening

Starlight Cascade

Note One

Notes from the Studio

This is the beginning of a series called Notes from the Studio ,  quiet reflections tracing the inner pathways behind the art.

There’s a space I walk, a bridge between two worlds: one rooted in structure and matter, and one that speaks in energy, feeling, frequency, and trust. I am not floating or escaping. I am building, from the inside out.

I’m not here to decode everything I make or shape it to go viral. This work is meant to be felt, sensed, and experienced. Still, the mind often seeks understanding  and sometimes that understanding arrives gradually, unfolding during the creative process or long after a piece is complete.

When I’m creating, I’m fully present. Each stroke, each movement, carries intention. But the meaning of the work isn’t always immediate. It reveals itself slowly, as a quiet dialogue between the piece and myself. That unfolding is part of the transmission.

You’re invited to meet it where you are  not through explanation, but through resonance. This is not about arriving at answers.   It’s about stepping into the space between understanding and sensation the place the heart already knows

If you feel the work, you are already part of this unfolding.

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