A blue pencil drawing on cream paper of a figure with one arm raised across the face, a single tear on the cheek, framed by lilies and a ribboning heart motif.

Unchosen Beauty

2024

Blue pencil on cream: one arm thrown up across the head, a single tear on the cheek, the mouth left soft. Lilies open at the corners while a ribboning heart doubles around the body without ever closing. The beauty here is not being offered to anyone. It is worn, and endured, and unchosen.

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