Title

Skull with Butterfly

Category

Painting

Description

This watercolour painting symbolises fighting death. The artist felt trapped in her own body like a butterfly wanting to fly, but unable to.

She saw death of who she was and of the entire life that she had built. The skull represents death. The butterfly symbolises hope, strength and determination.

Title

Crying Eye

Category

Painting

Description

This painting depicts the artist's eye movements which were the only movements she had in the early days after a brain stem stroke left her paralysed at age 26.

She could only see the world in black and white.

The painting also shows the many tears shed, fear, sadness, uncertainty of the future, depression and the pure devastation of her tragic circumstances.

Title

Rainbow Dandelion

Category

Painting

Description

The painting represents progression, regrowth, independence, finding your own path and a new beginning.

Rehabilitation became a huge part of the artist rebuilding her life. She slowly started enjoying life again and accepting herself.

She now sees the world in colour. Her passion for art started after a brainstem stroke. Her view is that something beautiful can come from a dark place.