In the slow trailing of a golden afternoon, the lobelia whispered violet.

12 x 12 inches. Oil, cold wax, Japanese paper collage, and gold foil on board.

Trailing blue lobelia from a summer afternoon — small flowers that stop you mid-step if you’re paying attention. Gold foil and deep indigo chiyogami carry them, the vines moving the way a good conversation does — unhurried, no particular destination.