{Be Real} Beauty from Ashes

“Hope” is the thing with feathers – That perches in the soul – And sings the tune without the words – And never stops – at all …” ~ Emily Dickenson

The idea began began a year ago, with a yearning in my soul. A need to create something more then just a portrait. It was a desire to express a part of my heart that had been  hidden, and like a bird locked in a cage, it was desperate to escape. I wanted to create a series that told about the beauty in freedom.
I wanted to capture the fragility in hope and freedom-  I wanted to tell about the beauty I found in the ashes.

“You’ve kept track of my every toss and turn
through the sleepless nights,
Each tear entered in your ledger,
each ache written in your book.”

Psalms 56: 8 The Message