IN THE MAKING OF NUDES IN THE SNOW—THE FINAL WORK IN THIS SERIES—I WAS SWEPT INTO A RITUAL OF PURIFICATION, WHERE EVERY BRUSHSTROKE BECAME A RELEASE OF OLD NARRATIVES, HABITS, AND PATTERNS. WITH EACH LAYER OF PAINT, I FELT A REBIRTH, AS IF THE CANVAS ITSELF WAS BREATHING NEW LIFE INTO ME.

THE PAPER MOUNTAINS RISE WITH A SENSE OF CONSTANCY AND DIVINE PRESENCE. THEIR RIDGES SPEAK TO ENDURANCE, WHILE THEIR PEAKS SYMBOLIZE ABSOLUTE CONSCIOUSNESS—A REACHING TOWARD THE SACRED. THE COOL BLUE SNOW, METICULOUSLY CRAFTED, WAS BOTH A TRIAL OF PATIENCE AND A DEEPLY RESTORATIVE RITUAL.

THE BIRCH TREES—SURVIVORS OF EVEN THE MOST HARSH ENVIRONMENTS—STAND AS EMBLEMS OF RESILIENCE, HOPE, AND RENEWAL. NESTLED WITHIN THE LANDSCAPE, THE SNOWY OWL—FOUND SERENDIPITOUSLY IN A HARPER’S BAZAAR AD—BECAME AN ORACLE WITHIN THE WORK. THE OWL EMBODIES COURAGE AND FEARLESSNESS, WISDOM BORN FROM HARDSHIP, AND A BRIDGE TO THE DIVINE.

AS IN EACH PIECE OF THIS SERIES, THE FIGURES BECOME VESSELS OF THE HEALING JOURNEY—HONORING NOT ONLY MY OWN RESTORATION, BUT THE GREATER RISING OF HUMANITY AND THE EARTH ITSELF. NUDES IN THE SNOW IS A PRAYER MADE VISIBLE: A VISION OF TRANSCENDENCE, HOPE, AND THE SACRED BEAUTY OF RENEWAL.