"Soft Return"

Acrylic & Oil Pastels on 11x16 paper

One of my first mixed media explorations after my injury.

I didn’t plan anything—

I just needed to move color, to layer gently,

to return to creation in a way that felt soft, forgiving, and mine.

This piece holds no sharp edges.

Just breath. Texture. And quiet beauty.

A moment of remembering that healing doesn’t have to be loud—

sometimes it just floats back in like a petal on water.