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A Seascape Arises from the Wreck

This piece began as a heavy mess, and I contemplated throwing it out. But instead I did not give up on it. I left it hanging on the wall, and embraced the uncomfortableness of its failure. Eventually, insight emerged to cut the drawing into a circle. Then, when I rotated the circle 90 degrees, a seascape magically appeared. The failed piece transformed into a composition with perspective. It felt empowering to remain with the discomfort of chaos, until it evolved into something unexpectedly coherent.

This drawing was the first of a series of inner seascapes