16×20in

Mixed Media on Canvas

Shame Spiral captures the overwhelming, cyclical nature of shame, rendered in ghostly swirls of pale green and white. The figure, with its hollow eyes and twisted form, feels both haunting and tender—a representation of shame’s presence as it winds through the mind and body. The spiraling marks suggest movement, a pulling inward that feels endless, while the dark, star-speckled background hints at the vastness of the emotional landscape being traversed.

This piece explores the weight of internalized emotions, where shame shapes identity and perception. Yet within its whorls, there’s a subtle openness—a possibility of release, of seeing oneself anew, even in the darkest spaces.