Syzygy speaks of alignment —
of cycles, breath, and quiet moments of connection. During the exhibition period, I’ll be sharing two live ikebana performances, each held in a different rhythm and atmosphere.
About this exhibition and the stories behind each work
Blueberry Night
Size: 11 x 14 inches
Inspiration: This piece was inspired by a film I once watched.
A white lake rests silently among dark mountains under a golden crescent moon. The contrast between black and white carries a gentle, water-like quality—the mountains flow like deep currents, while the lake glows with soft, liquid light.
Blue ripples scatter across the surface, hinting at subtle movement within the stillness. This is a meditation on silence and tenderness—an invitation to pause and feel the quiet power of night.
Abiding
Size: 11 x 14 inches
A small red house rests quietly on a green hilltop, floating above the clouds. A golden tree stands beside it, glowing softly in the mist.
This piece explores the concept of abiding—the art of settling one's heart in a place of peace. Above the clouds, beyond the treetops, in a space where no one disturbs, the soul finds its home.
It is an invitation to dwell within stillness, to exist without restlessness, and to simply be.
Floating Form Ikebana
Size: 16 x 12 inches
A single ikebana arrangement floats weightlessly in a soft, dreamlike expanse of blush pink and muted teal. The delicate branches reach outward, carrying small blooms like quiet sparks of life.
This piece speaks of floating—the freedom of a heart unbound. Through the art of ikebana, flowers are released from rigid form, and in that release, we glimpse the gentle energy that flows through all living things. It is a meditation on lightness, on letting go, and on finding tenderness within the drift.
Night River
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Dimensions: 11 × 14 inches
Inspired by the banks of the LA River in Frogtown, this painting captures the sonic presence of the waterway after dark. The undulating black form—traced with pale, luminous lines—evokes both the physical movement of water and the rhythmic sounds that emerge when the city quiets. Delicate orchid-like blooms at the river's edge anchor the composition in place, while the soft sage background suggests the hazy stillness of a Los Angeles night.
The Doors of Perception
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Dimensions: 12 × 16 inches
A solitary portal stands at the threshold between worlds—where a moonlit shore dissolves into an infinite dark expanse. The door, adorned with flowing topographic lines, suggests a passage not through physical space but through states of consciousness. Scattered across the sandy foreground, colorful pebble-like forms evoke the fragmented sensations that arise when the mind begins to drift from the body.
This work explores the liminal experience of meditation and altered awareness: that suspended moment when consciousness seems to inhabit a different dimension than the physical self. The luminous path stretching into the void mirrors the journey inward, where familiar boundaries between here and elsewhere, now and then, dissolve into something vast and unknowable.
Diamond Lake
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Dimensions: 8.5 × 8.5 inches
Nestled within a verdant, mist-veiled landscape, a crystalline lake reveals its secret geometry—a diamond-shaped mirror reflecting sky and self. Golden fragments scatter along its edges like buried treasure surfacing from the depths, while lily pads drift across the still water, guardians of what lies beneath.
This painting speaks to the lake as oracle: a reflective surface where truth emerges not through searching outward, but by gazing into stillness. The treasure we seek is not hidden in distant lands—it waits in the quiet mirror of introspection, where clarity rises like light through water.
Distant Bonsai
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Dimensions: 6 × 6 inches
A solitary bonsai emerges from the silhouette of a distant mountain, its delicate branches reaching upward in quiet defiance. Pink blossoms float like whispered thoughts against a muted, timeless sky—life blooming in the absence of sound.
This intimate work contemplates the persistence of growth in stillness. Where silence reigns, life finds its own voice—not through noise, but through the patient unfurling of leaves, the slow blush of petals. The mountain becomes vessel, the bonsai becomes breath, and in the vast quiet, something eternal takes root.
