Nari

Nari

Nari came from a dream that stayed with me long after I woke. In it, I carried ripe, beautiful grapes behind me as I walked, but the moment they touched the ground, the vines began to wither. The fruit shriveled, the leaves dried up, and no matter how much life I tried to offer it, everything kept falling away. I didn’t realize it at the time, but my subconscious already knew what I wasn’t ready to face: the life I had tended for nearly thirty years was slowly dying, and I was still trying to nourish it as it unraveled. Within a year, my marriage would end.

I named this piece Nari, a Korean woman’s name meaning lily, a flower tied to love, innocence, and rebirth. Those meanings echo the dream’s quiet truth: that even while something behind me was withering, I was already walking toward a new beginning I couldn’t yet see.

Nari captures what I hadn’t been ready to face, the moment when loss begins before you have words for it, and the first steps toward a new life are taken without realizing that’s what you’re doing.

Print Details

• Original artwork reproduced as a high-quality print
• Professionally printed on heavyweight 120 lb satin cardstock
• Smooth surface with a subtle satin sheen
• Bright white paper for vibrant color and detail
• Available in 8 x 10 
• Unframed
• Carefully packaged for protection