Matki Size:10x8" / 25x20 cm

Matki Size:10x8" / 25x20 cmThree women move through a sun warmed Indian lane, their saris flowing in rhythm as earthen pots rest steady in their hands.

and quiet mystery

symbolizing loyalty

This is what joy sounds like when it has nowhere else to be

the whole scene sitting so quietly in blue and lavender that you forget to look away

A woman's side-profile silhouette — hair swept into a bun

and wildflowers — a richly embroidered rebozo in burgundy

where cactus silhouettes and earthy tones anchor the scene

evoking heritage and wonder

and lavender aurora sweep across the night sky above them — the whole scene mirrored in the water below

blue mountains anchoring a city that has carried two civilizations at once for five hundred years

their rising steam softening the space between them

Waikiki at golden hour — when the city finally stops competing with the ocean