Poking the Bear size:9x12 creating a canopy that feels

creating a canopy that feels dreamlike and almost suspended in time

framed by four intertwining snakes and accented by mushrooms growing from the edges

this piece fuses Art Deco precision with the organic curves of Art Nouveau

Printed on fine art paper

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Poking the Bear size:9x12 creating a canopy that feelsThis original bear illustration is a visceral expression of rage, protection, and survival. Roaring against a bright red gouache background, the bear becomes a force of uncontained anger: not softened, not explained away, and not made more palatable. Encircled by thorny roses, the piece holds both beauty and threat, tenderness and defense. Created in response to the ongoing harm done to children and the ways survivors are often expected to swallow