When our rights started disappearing, I froze. Making art is what gets me unstuck, so I grabbed a canvas and started painting. Soft pinks spiral into a cosmic center... my first style into my present work This piece is about rebirth—the portal opening from one version of myself to another. Creating this has been my way through, choosing to make things that bring me joy instead of drowning in everything falling apart. It's raw and immediate, the moment I started moving again. This is my portal from stuck to free, from paralysis to becoming.