Ascendant

This work is about change and the pull toward something higher. The thorns and wings suggest a body that is no longer tied to the ground but reaching beyond it. It’s about the moment of rising, when strength and vulnerability move together toward the light. Ascendant reflects on identity as both what we inherit and what we grow into, always changing.

Art has always felt most meaningful when it leaves room for interpretation. An artist brings their own thoughts into a work, but every viewer brings something of their own. Every person experiences it through their own memories, emotions, and perspective. If this drawing encourages someone to look a little longer and discover something that feels personal to them, then it has already become something more than the author could define.

The title Ascendant suggests movement toward something beyond a fixed state. That movement might be understood as growth, hope, transformation, or something entirely personal. Like the drawing itself, the title is intended to invite interpretation rather than define it.