Healed and Whole
This acrylic painting discusses the physical healing of a wound, such as a cut, in the body, metaphorically linking it to emotional trauma. A protein called fibrin draws together blood cells, or memories, to form the body’s internal Band-Aid. In this process of emotional healing, memories are not destroyed- the insights and learning gained from these memories illuminate the healing process, warming the space of the healed soul within.
Techno Chard
Militia Mobilized
This acrylic piece focuses on the macrophage, activated when foreign substances breach the body’s barriers, much like the defenses put up by our mind. We internalize these attackers, much like the macrophage engulfs the bacteria, and process them by destroying them, removing their effects from the body