Cloudy Waters
11in x 14in framed print
Artist: Ashley Miller
We can all relate to those moments when it feels like we are a fish swimming against a fast-moving current. The water is cold and harsh, choppy, and unclear. However, like the Koi, which symbolizes inner strength, we can rise above our struggles and find a path to where we need to be. It requires our entire being—mind, body, and soul—to keep moving forward and persevering, even in challenging times.
11in x 14in framed print
Artist: Ashley Miller
We can all relate to those moments when it feels like we are a fish swimming against a fast-moving current. The water is cold and harsh, choppy, and unclear. However, like the Koi, which symbolizes inner strength, we can rise above our struggles and find a path to where we need to be. It requires our entire being—mind, body, and soul—to keep moving forward and persevering, even in challenging times.
11in x 14in framed print
Artist: Ashley Miller
We can all relate to those moments when it feels like we are a fish swimming against a fast-moving current. The water is cold and harsh, choppy, and unclear. However, like the Koi, which symbolizes inner strength, we can rise above our struggles and find a path to where we need to be. It requires our entire being—mind, body, and soul—to keep moving forward and persevering, even in challenging times.
My name is Ashley, and I appreciate you taking the time to check out my art! I create Pour Paintings with fine-line work on top. Pour Painting resonates with me because it mirrors the chaos of life. Living with the “chaos” of mental illness is much like creating pour paintings. You carefully place the paint into a cup in exactly the way you want, then pour it onto the canvas, hoping the outcome will match your initial vision. However, the paint has a mind of its own. You must move and shimmy the canvas, allowing the paint to settle in its way. In the process, you learn to adapt. The fine-line work on top serves a dual purpose: it tells a story and helps me “take hold” of something that can take over my life my tremors. When I concentrate on something so delicate, my hands tend not to shake as much. Creating allows me to reclaim my life through experiences and changes that I hope resonate with others.