“No one’s coming to save you”

Acrylic on custom 40 inch tondo canvas

A birdhouse crashes into open water, tangled in the streamers that were supposed to be a celebration. One bird still pulls the line taut, trying to hold up a house that was always too heavy for one set of wings. Below, a paper boat carries stones it was never built to hold, towing a smiley-face balloon that's burning as it bleeds coins into the sea.

This piece is about the weight of building something alone. Whatever you're chasing, a business, a dream, a life, you learn early to rely on yourself, because nobody sees the vision like you do. But there's a quieter truth underneath it.. maybe someone would have helped, if you'd asked. Pride keeps the question from ever leaving your mouth, and the help that was there never comes.

Trust yourself. Rely on yourself. But know that everyone, at some point, got help. This is your sign to ask if you need it, and to check on your people if you're doing well.

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