Lavandula Virtue
Lavandula's Showroom
2026
KOI
Acrylic
20x20
SOLD
KOI is an admiration for those who care for aquatic life and the quiet worlds they create. Through building and tending to my own water zen gardens, my aquariums became more than tanks. They became living landscapes. Entire ecosystems moving within glass. A world within this world, where everything slows and peace rises to the surface. Watching aquatic life has a way of settling the mind. The movement of water, the rhythm of fins, the gentle circulation of life. It becomes a private sanctuary. A space that belongs to you and the tranquility you cultivate within it. Koi, often found in traditional zen gardens and ponds, embody perseverance, strength, courage, and transformation. They are known for swimming against currents, moving with determination and grace. In this piece, the koi mirrors the constant motion of water itself. As the waters flow, so do the koi, adapting, enduring, and continuing forward.
Conscious Conduits
Acrylic
20x20
For Sale
In a world filled with billions of souls, there are rare moments when one presence seems to bend reality itself. Time softens. Space quiets. You meet someone whose energy feels entirely new, yet strangely ancient, like a melody your spirit already knows by heart. In that instant of recognition, everything else fades. You feel witnessed in a way you didn’t know was possible. This painting explores that sacred encounter. The hands serve as conduits, symbolizing the union of the divine masculine and divine feminine. Their meeting represents balance, reciprocity, and the quiet alchemy that occurs when two energies align in harmony. Through connection, energy moves, transforms, and expands. “Conscious Conduits” reflects the profound power of being truly seen and the transmutation that happens when two beings meet in awareness, presence, and equilibrium. It is a visual meditation on connection as a channel for divine balance and energetic evolution.
DESTINY
Mixed-Media
Acrylic, Paper-mâché, Epoxy, & Metals
24x12
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Creation begins the moment we trust the unseen impulse within us. This work emerged from pure flow, without a predetermined plan, allowing the internal landscape to rise to the surface organically. It reflects the belief that we already hold the power to shape our reality. At the center, a sculpted hand breaks through the canvas, symbolizing our innate ability to both receive and transmit energy. The hand represents action, and within every action there is a trace of self left behind. We are constantly imprinting the world with who we are. The hand was paper mached, painted, and sealed in epoxy to give it permanence and presence, transforming it into both artifact and conduit. From the index finger descends a chain of vintage skeleton keys, leading to a central red key that serves as the primary focal point. The red key represents conscious choice, intention, and the courage to unlock a new path. Scattered throughout the canvas are locks of varying colors, each symbolizing different destinations and the journeys available to us. They reflect the idea that our lives are shaped by the choices we make and the doors we decide to open. The background evokes cosmic space or the astral plane experienced in dreams, suggesting movement between dimensions of thought, spirit, and reality. Four visible portals reinforce this concept of transition, representing the ability to step from one reality into another through awareness and action. At its core, this work speaks to personal breakthrough. The opportunities before us are limitless. The keys are already in our hands. The message is simple: begin. The rest will unfold.
Essence of Flame
Acrylic
12x12
SOLD
The flame that gives life is the same flame that can destroy. Each day we turn toward it for warmth, for the messages hidden in its light. Within its glow are codes etched into our bodies and spirit, waiting to be remembered. We grow as we walk this earth, like a tree forming quiet rings beneath its bark. And like the elephant, wise in its emotional depth, we carry memory in our bones, strength guided by tenderness. We arrive learning to stand, to walk, to breathe. Yet even in flesh, our spirit dances with the rays.
CHI CITY
Mixed-Media
Thread, Acrylic, & CTA line header
20x20
For Sale
After six years away, I returned to Chicago, the city that shaped me. Coming home has felt like an act of uncovering, rediscovering fragments of a past that never truly left. As a teenager, the CTA was my lifeline, carrying me across neighborhoods, teaching me the rhythm of the city. When I came across old train maps from those years, I recognized an opportunity to transform memory into art. This is a love letter to Chicago. The pride that comes from being raised here is singular and enduring, something you carry regardless of distance. I cut the Loop from the original map and placed it at the center of the work, hand-crafting the Chicago flag in thread. The Loop represents the heart of the city’s transit system, while the flag symbolizes the people, the point where lives, paths, and stories converge. Three black threads run through the piece, representing the train tracks that bind the city together. Crossing them are eight colored threads, each corresponding to a CTA line. The abstract shapes throughout the work echo these routes, reflecting Chicago’s layered motion and constant flow. Framing the composition are elements of iconic Chicago architecture, positioned in opposing corners alongside the image of a train, honoring the system that carried me through my youth.
2025
Monkey See Monkey Do
The bold primaries: red, yellow, and blue take center stage. These are the first colors children learn, the foundations of a creative world, and the building blocks from which every other color is born. Their simplicity speaks to early childhood, a time when identity is still forming and the world feels bright, vivid, and full of possibility. The playful reference to the classic “Monkeys in a Barrel” game reinforces this sense of youth. But beneath the nostalgia lies a deeper message: in our formative years, we are impressionable. We mirror, mimic, and mold ourselves after what we see around us. The linked monkeys become a symbol of how easily we can fall into patterns...sometimes without even realizing it. This artwork asks a simple, powerful question: As we grow, do we choose to lead or follow? Just because monkey sees, must monkey do?
Mixed Media
Acrylic & Paper
36x12
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Maria
Acrylic
36x24
The quiet strength and delicate vulnerability of the female form. The outlined figure: Unadorned, open, and unapologetically bare stands as a tribute to the emotional and physical journey faced by women battling breast cancer. Gentle floral drips cascade through the composition, symbolizing both the softness of womanhood and the fragile, flower-like nature of our health. These blooms serve as reminders that resilience and delicacy can exist side by side, each amplifying the other. Created in honor of my mother, this work stands as a heartfelt dedication to every woman who has confronted, endured, and overcome the trials of breast cancer. It is a celebration of beauty, courage, and the tender strength that blossoms in the face of adversity.
BLUE KYOTO
Acrylic
36x24
For Sale
A journey inward. The blue holds a triad of meaning...the throat chakra, the element of water, and the blue book. It carries the faith I’ve found in a higher power, rooted in the serenity prayer...the first anchor I clung to at the start of my sobriety.Handprints rise from the bottom to the top of the canvas, a testament to the human experience: messy, beautiful, difficult, and real. The dragon, so often seen as a symbol of fear and destruction, carries another story. In Japanese legend, a blue dragon rises from the east to protect the city of Kyoto. A creature thought terrifying becomes a guardian, choosing to stand for good over evil. This mirrors the human condition: we are not purely light, nor purely dark, but both. As above, so below. Within us lives the freedom to choose. We all carry a beast inside. The question is: how will you wield it? To deny it is to fear it. To see it, understand it, and embrace it is to transform it into strength.
Lilipad Pixie
Mixed Media
Acrylic, Paper, & Gems
24x24
For Sale
I have a lifelong admiration for frogs and fairies. What began years ago as a quick sketch, later etched into my skin as a tattoo, has now blossomed into life on canvas. For me, it’s a reflection of spirit..like frogs, I move between worlds, adapting to shifting conditions both in and out of the water. They are rare, resilient beings, and in their uniqueness, I see my own.
