The Clearing

A phoenix rises, brilliant and golden, soaring above the flames. Held and framed by a forest of strong gold vertical trees, a space of calm. A single embedded gear marks the place where everything turned.

This is a piece about what comes after. Not the burning, but the rising — the quiet, steady climb upward into renewed energy, into a self that is better, stronger, more resilient, wiser for having passed through the fire at all. The phoenix emerges renewed, transformed, and soars.

This work is deeply symbolic and intentionally open — every viewer brings their own interpretation, their own life experience, their own meaning to what they see. That is part of the gift.

12″ × 12″ — Limited edition of 125, archival pigment print on 300gsm cotton rag paper (made in the USA, printed in Canada). Signed, numbered, and titled in pencil. Includes certificate of authenticity. Shipped in a protective cardboard mailing tube.