Original Acrylic painting on deep edge canvas
24"x 24"
Depth 2,5"
The lotus flower. A flower of  great symbolic weight in many Eastern cultures and considered one of the most sacred plants in the world.  The lotus has a life cycle unlike any other plant. With it's roots latched in mud, it submerges every night into river water and miraculously re blooms the next morning, sparkling clean. In many cultures this process associates the flower with rebirth and spiritual enlightenment.  With it's daily process of life, death and re-emergence its no wonder that the lotus holds such symbism. 
The flower blooms in the most unlikely of places. Not only does it find sanctuary in the darkness but its beauty is blithely unaffected when it reblooms each morning. It continues to resurrect itself, coming back just as beautiful as it was last seen. 
Even though we may face unimaginable situations each day, it doesn't define our value and worth. Just like the lotus flower emerges from muddy waters, our lives too can shine amid difficult circumstances. Be brave, take courage. You are reborn, you are strong and you are beautiful