ADAM

This piece is handcrafted right on paper using crayon pastel, charcoal pencil, delicate thread stitching, and a bit of glue. It’s the raw, textured story of humanity’s very first breath. Adam stands there all alone in the early light of Eden, his body rising up from soft layered earth tones mixed with these bright pops of color that almost beg to be touched. The charcoal digs in deep around his thoughtful face, the pastel gently blurs the green garden hugging him close, and those little threads trace faint lines of connection that never quite meet, like they’re reaching for something still missing, the ache right before Eve arrives. It’s that quiet moment before anyone else shows up. Paradise is everywhere around him, full of rich crayon greens and warm golden glows, rivers winding through, fruits hanging low and heavy. But there’s this hush that settles over everything. His shoulders are strong, yet they carry a slight bend, the way we all feel sometimes when beauty is all around us a