Ballochory
++Ballochory is a term in botany used to describe a form of seed dispersal, also known as ballistic dispersal. Plant pods and fruits that utilize this dynamic method of dispersal burst open to scatter their seeds. It is an ending and beginning in one explosive moment.
In Grief is a series created to honor the sacred places of grief in our lives. In these pieces, the black ink seems to take on a life of its own as it spreads and stains the paper. This process reminds me of grieving. We are uncomfortable by the unruliness of our grief. We would like grief to follow rules and reduce its flow and spread. But grief is not like that, it’s complicated, and does not follow a neat, linear path.
The 24k gold in these pieces represents the Holy Spirit communing with us in our losses. The Holy Spirit does not diminish, cover up, or rush our grief, but like the Japanese art of Kintsugi, redeems that which we believed was hopelessly broken. Depending on the light, this gold looks dim or brilliant, reminding me of the Holy Spirit’s presence in our grief: sometimes hidden and sometimes profoundly obvious.
This original piece is 9x12 in an 11x14 gold and black double mat. These pieces are created with ink and 24k gold leaf on 140lb paper. Please note that this listing is for a matted original and does not come with a frame or photo props.
May this piece be a small balm in grief.
~Emily
*This collection was featured in The Unmooring Journal.
++Ballochory is a term in botany used to describe a form of seed dispersal, also known as ballistic dispersal. Plant pods and fruits that utilize this dynamic method of dispersal burst open to scatter their seeds. It is an ending and beginning in one explosive moment.
In Grief is a series created to honor the sacred places of grief in our lives. In these pieces, the black ink seems to take on a life of its own as it spreads and stains the paper. This process reminds me of grieving. We are uncomfortable by the unruliness of our grief. We would like grief to follow rules and reduce its flow and spread. But grief is not like that, it’s complicated, and does not follow a neat, linear path.
The 24k gold in these pieces represents the Holy Spirit communing with us in our losses. The Holy Spirit does not diminish, cover up, or rush our grief, but like the Japanese art of Kintsugi, redeems that which we believed was hopelessly broken. Depending on the light, this gold looks dim or brilliant, reminding me of the Holy Spirit’s presence in our grief: sometimes hidden and sometimes profoundly obvious.
This original piece is 9x12 in an 11x14 gold and black double mat. These pieces are created with ink and 24k gold leaf on 140lb paper. Please note that this listing is for a matted original and does not come with a frame or photo props.
May this piece be a small balm in grief.
~Emily
*This collection was featured in The Unmooring Journal.
++Ballochory is a term in botany used to describe a form of seed dispersal, also known as ballistic dispersal. Plant pods and fruits that utilize this dynamic method of dispersal burst open to scatter their seeds. It is an ending and beginning in one explosive moment.
In Grief is a series created to honor the sacred places of grief in our lives. In these pieces, the black ink seems to take on a life of its own as it spreads and stains the paper. This process reminds me of grieving. We are uncomfortable by the unruliness of our grief. We would like grief to follow rules and reduce its flow and spread. But grief is not like that, it’s complicated, and does not follow a neat, linear path.
The 24k gold in these pieces represents the Holy Spirit communing with us in our losses. The Holy Spirit does not diminish, cover up, or rush our grief, but like the Japanese art of Kintsugi, redeems that which we believed was hopelessly broken. Depending on the light, this gold looks dim or brilliant, reminding me of the Holy Spirit’s presence in our grief: sometimes hidden and sometimes profoundly obvious.
This original piece is 9x12 in an 11x14 gold and black double mat. These pieces are created with ink and 24k gold leaf on 140lb paper. Please note that this listing is for a matted original and does not come with a frame or photo props.
May this piece be a small balm in grief.
~Emily
*This collection was featured in The Unmooring Journal.