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Before the World Was Named
Mixed media on panel
12" x 12"
$1,200 USD
Something is about to begin. A deep green form gathers itself in a sky of cobalt, its crown stirring with silver and lavender, while a warm yellow glow rises beneath it like the very first morning finding its way into the world. Gold drifts across the darkness in tiny sparks. The surface shifts as you move: poured layers settle into glossy pools, fine spray turns to grain, and edges ripple where the paint decided for itself where to stop. Mandie began without a plan and let the materials lead, welcoming each surprise as it came. What remains feels less painted than revealed, a quiet moment of wonder caught just as it happened.
Small enough to keep close, this piece carries a light that fills far more than its 12 inches. Hang it where you begin or end your day, beside a bed, in a reading nook, on a wall you pass each morning, and let it remind you that every day is, in its own way, a new creation.
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