My family gifted me a flower arrangement adorned with green lotus pods after an exhibition in 2011 and I became captivated by these pods' developmental stages. Witnessing the pods transition from vitality to a dormant state between death and life sparked an emotional and spiritual resonance within me.

Corine, whom I affectionately called 'Dushi', was a long-time friend. She came into my life when I was hiding from the world and dealing with unspoken struggles. She was my neighbour at the time, introduced herself, and opened the proverbial door into my heart and life.

These paintings, one of my husband and the other a self-portrait, were my last attempts to visualize the space between thoughts before retiring my paintbrushes, exploring the mind's transition between inward and outward focus…