It’s often those pieces that we need to make but don’t plan to make that hold the most power. I titled this one Waiting because that’s the season that I’m currently in. As my 35th birthday approaches, I can see the version of me that I’m slowly stepping into but these things don’t happen on our timeline- they have one all their own. I’ve been reading Sue Monk Kidd’s When the Heart Waits which delves into her own journey through midlife and I found the idea of waiting so inspiring. She talks about how there is a stillness in the waiting and the becoming that has its own magic and it’s an important reminder to appreciate the journey as much as if not more than the destination. My mother saw the piece and when I told her the title she said “ohhhh, waiting for the storm” and I thought well yes in a way I suppose it’s a bit of that too. I love that nature can parallel the human spirit and all its emotions and that’s what this piece did for me.

22”x30” on 140lb cold press watercolor paper

Medium: Winsor & Newton Artist’s Watercolors & Winsor & Newton Calligraphy Ink

Original work is mounted onto acid free backing board using archival gummed linen tape and framed in a solid wood 26”x34” Gallery Frame (1-1/4” Deep) with UV protective Acrylic Glazing.