Little Gems

The memories were there, but the string of time that linked them like a pearl necklace was broken.

Peter Robinson

  • Abstract black and white artwork with a partially visible collage of a woman and a text in Italian, featuring a red graphic element.

    Written on the Sky (2023)

    Unique hand-finished monotype with mixed media on Hahnemühle pure cotton etching paper 22x22cm Framed

  • Abstract artwork combining black and white brushstrokes, with orange and blue accents, featuring partial text in French.

    Where She Believed (2023)

    Unique hand-finished monotype with mixed media on Hahnemühle pure cotton etching paper 22x22cm Unframed

  • Abstract street art depicting two people walking, one in white and the other in dark colors, with colorful outlines and a background of graffiti and paper scraps.

    With Love Always (2023)

    Unique hand-finished monotype with mixed media on Hahnemühle pure cotton etching paper 22x22cm SOLD

  • Silhouette of a woman with a red headscarf, dressed in black and orange, holding a yellow walking stick, juxtaposed with a postage stamp and black typed text on a white background.

    Of Unspoken Languages (2023)

    Unique hand-finished monotype with mixed media on Hahnemühle pure cotton etching paper 22x22cm Unframed

  • Abstract depiction of a butterfly with orange and black wings, flanked by two red symbols on a white background.

    To Speak of Solitude (2023)

    Unique hand-finished monotype with mixed media on Hahnemühle pure cotton etching paper 22x22cm Framed

  • An artistic illustration of two people wearing blue coats and backpacks, with a piece of torn paper featuring text and a pink lipstick mark.

    The Wordsmith (2023)

    Unique hand-finished monotype with mixed media on Hahnemühle pure cotton etching paper 22x22cm Unframed

  • Abstract artwork featuring two stylized women walking, with black, white, red, and blue lines and splatters, accompanied by a piece of torn paper with Italian text.

    To Cross the Constellations (2023)

    Unique hand-finished monotype with mixed media on Hahnemühle pure cotton etching paper 22x22cm SOLD

  • Three abstract illustrations of human figures in different postures, with the left figure in black, yellow, and white, the middle in black and blue, and the right in black and blue, against a white background with a red shape and pink text fragment.

    Sur Doigts (2023)

    Unique hand-finished monotype with mixed media on Hahnemühle pure cotton etching paper 22x22cm SOLD

  • Stylized illustration of two people sitting on a bench, with lines and colors suggesting a sketch or abstract art. The person on the right has a red question mark above their head. There is a torn piece of text in Italian on the left side.

    Starry Blue Solitaires (2023)

    Unique hand-finished monotype with mixed media on Hahnemühle pure cotton etching paper 22x22cm Unframed

  • Mixed media collage with a vintage Australian stamp, torn French text, abstract black ink drawings of people, and a small piece of paper with a red ink stamp.

    Reading between the Lines (2023)

    Unique hand-finished monotype with mixed media on Hahnemühle pure cotton etching paper 22x22cm Unframed

  • Abstract black and white sketches of two figures, with collage elements including torn pieces of text and orange paper accents, some blue and red lines, on a white background.

    Sacred Dances (2023)

    Unique hand-finished monotype with mixed media on Hahnemühle pure cotton etching paper 22x22cm SOLD

  • Abstract artwork of two human figures in black, with colorful accents of red, yellow, and white, and illegible yellow text between them.

    Moments in Love (2023)

    Unique hand-finished monotype with mixed media on Hahnemühle pure cotton etching paper 22x22cm Framed

  • An abstract black and white mixed media artwork with textured brushstrokes, orange and blue wire shapes, and a small torn piece of text in Italian.

    Orpheus in the Sacred (2023)

    Unique hand-finished monotype with mixed media on Hahnemühle pure cotton etching paper 22x22cm Unframed

  • Artistic illustration of two women in traditional attire with text in French and a stamp with Indian imagery and Hindi text. The artwork appears to be a stylized, textured representation with a vintage feel.

    Letters from India (2023)

    Unique hand-finished monotype with mixed media on Hahnemühle pure cotton etching paper 22x22cm SOLD

  • Abstract artwork featuring black silhouette figures, red, yellow, and red geometric shapes, and a torn piece of Italian text in the center.

    Labyrinthine (2023)

    Unique hand-finished monotype with mixed media on Hahnemühle pure cotton etching paper 22x22cm SOLD

  • Abstract black, white, red, and blue artwork with tangled lines, a figure with a crown, and a small piece of text in Spanish.

    Into the Dream Mist (2023)

    Unique hand-finished monotype with mixed media on Hahnemühle pure cotton etching paper 22x22cm Framed

  • Abstract artwork of two figures facing each other with a yellow line connecting their mouths and red shapes nearby.

    In the interlude (2023)

    Unique hand-finished monotype with mixed media on Hahnemühle pure cotton etching paper 22x22cm SOLD

  • Abstract watercolor painting of two black and yellow insects, with red and orange accents, on a textured gray background, with a red medical cross in the upper left corner.

    Faith in Strangers (2023)

    Unique hand-finished monotype with mixed media on Hahnemühle pure cotton etching paper 22x22cm Framed

  • Sketch of two female gymnasts wearing leotards, with one holding a red and orange object, and a torn piece of newspaper with Italian text below.

    Ghost Dances (2023)

    Unique hand-finished monotype with mixed media on Hahnemühle pure cotton etching paper 22x22cm SOLD

  • Abstract artwork featuring two elongated human figures in black with blue and white outlines, torn pieces of text in Italian, and red and black abstract shapes and marks on white background.

    Demiurgo Spirito (2023)

    Unique hand-finished monotype with mixed media on Hahnemühle pure cotton etching paper 22x22cm Framed

  • An abstract mixed media artwork featuring two figures outlined in yellow, against a textured background with black, red, and beige colors, and a French postage stamp in the top right corner.

    Echo’s Answer (2023)

    Unique hand-finished monotype with mixed media on Hahnemühle pure cotton etching paper 22x22cm SOLD

  • Abstract sketch of two women with a strip of torn text in the middle and red yarn woven across the bottom.

    Apollo & Zeus (2023)

    Unique hand-finished monotype with mixed media on Hahnemühle pure cotton etching paper 22x22cm SOLD

  • Abstract mixed media artwork featuring a rough motorcycle sketch with red, yellow, and blue accents, torn paper with French text, and red stamps, creating a layered collage effect.

    A Kind of Blue

    Unique hand-finished monotype with mixed media on Hahnemühle pure cotton etching paper 22x22cm Unframed

  • Abstract mixed media artwork featuring a black dog on the right and a red speech bubble with French text in the center, with sketchy human figures in the background and various textured elements.

    A Ghost in the Machine (2023)

    Unique hand-finished monotype with mixed media on Hahnemühle pure cotton etching paper 22x22cm Unframed

  • Abstract sketch of four people, with one wearing a hoodie, and blue outlines of two bicycles, along with partial text in the background.

    A Precious Year (2023)

    Unique hand-finished monotype with mixed media on Hahnemühle pure cotton etching paper 22x22cm Unframed

  • A mixed media artwork featuring a black-and-white portrait of a young girl with her hair in a bun, and a standing female figure with a stylized face, both outlined with vibrant blue lines. Purple flowers are in the background, and a partial red shape is on the right side.

    The Bluest Eye (2023)

    Unique hand-finished monotype with mixed media on Hahnemühle pure cotton etching paper Framed 22x22cm

Artist notes:

There was a moment then, when it felt both suffocating and stifling - when the sheer size of everything always expanding, always bigger, always louder became a silencing. The empires and egos, corporations and kingdoms. The conquest of size - of the large, the monumental. It is a kind of greed. More. It’s as numbing as it is seductive. If monumentality inspires awe, what of the mustard seed?

In these little gems, there is a quiet refusal, a hushed rebellion, a whispered revolt against large, larger, largest. It’s an invitation to come close, nose to nose, skin on skin; to look, intimately, deeply.

An invitation to recalibrate the senses, to feel again the wonder. Wonder like a snowflake falling, the soft bright feel of it melting into warm skin.

A reminder of the myriad of small things that make up a life, an experience, a memory or even happiness, and love itself.

While working on these little gems, I realised I didn’t want a bigger larger life; absorbed as I became in each small gesture taking its space and claiming its own distinct voice; I wanted a life sensitive, attuned to see all the light and beauty, the wonder in the small.

In life’s little gems…