The Choice She Makes Size (inches):18 x 24" Real blossoms bloom and fade

Real blossoms bloom and fade

Not in opposition

including social visits and gatherings

but the cycles through which existence moves

The Choice She Makes Size (inches):18 x 24" Real blossoms bloom and fadeHer hand, rich with mehendi, gold bangles, and a crimson ring, moves forward with intention not out of need, but readiness. Before her lie three stages of the pomegranate: a lone seed hidden in folds of white, a half cut fruit revealed and raw, and a whole anaar untouched and sacred. Each is a metaphor. She does not reach for the easy or the immediate. She chooses what is full, earned, and worthy of her becoming. This moment is not grand, yet it holds