After The Spark

Please note this is an 11x14 print. It appears larger in the sample photograph.

This mixed-media painting captures the feeling of sudden brightness: moments of joy that arrive fully formed and unapologetic. Radiating botanical forms burst outward across a richly textured surface, evoking fireworks against a night sky. Warm copper, ember, and gold tones glow from within darker layers, creating a sense of movement, ignition, and celebration.

Pressed flowers serve as both structure and spark, their radial shapes echoing the joy of light expanding in all directions. The composition feels intentional but not restrained, honoring joy as something that can be expansive, imperfect, and deeply felt rather than controlled or tidy.

This piece reflects celebration as an embodied experience: joy that exists alongside complexity, history, and depth. It invites the viewer to notice moments of brightness wherever they appear, even when surrounded by darkness. The painting offers a reminder that joy does not have to be constant or quiet to be real; sometimes it arrives like firework: brief, luminous, and unforgettable.