Poking the Bear size:9x12 Printed on fine art paper

Printed on fine art paper

adding movement and grounding the dreamlike sky in the rhythms of the sea

animal symbolism

Gifts for new parents

and their presence reminds us to love deeply and without reserve

Poking the Bear size:9x12 Printed on fine art paperThis 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