Lotus 1
American Lotus Pod
I love holes so much I forget my partner is afraid of them. The darkness, the mystery, the feeling of falling they inspire, I feel held by them in my entirety. I found these holes one day in February walking in the wetlands of Concord Massachusetts with my friend Ben. To the side of the path, I thought I saw an old mushroom cap. I'm a forager but new to mushrooms, so I excitedly overturned this cap, expecting gills or a sponge and received holes, many many holes. I burst out laughing. I'd never seen a lotus pod before. Back in my studio, after a terrible incident where I showed my boyfriend the holes, I repeatedly painted them, just the holes, over and over, in small little patterns, enrapt by their power. I learned how Mark Rothko achieved his deep dark colors by thinning his paint and going over the same spots again and again, in that way, these holes were painted.
Oil paint and beeswax on canvas
36” by 36”
2020
Ships from Claremont NH
Rachel Aurora
Free shipping in the continental United States.
Please allow up to 2-3 weeks for shipping.
All sales are final.
American Lotus Pod
I love holes so much I forget my partner is afraid of them. The darkness, the mystery, the feeling of falling they inspire, I feel held by them in my entirety. I found these holes one day in February walking in the wetlands of Concord Massachusetts with my friend Ben. To the side of the path, I thought I saw an old mushroom cap. I'm a forager but new to mushrooms, so I excitedly overturned this cap, expecting gills or a sponge and received holes, many many holes. I burst out laughing. I'd never seen a lotus pod before. Back in my studio, after a terrible incident where I showed my boyfriend the holes, I repeatedly painted them, just the holes, over and over, in small little patterns, enrapt by their power. I learned how Mark Rothko achieved his deep dark colors by thinning his paint and going over the same spots again and again, in that way, these holes were painted.
Oil paint and beeswax on canvas
36” by 36”
2020
Ships from Claremont NH
Rachel Aurora
Free shipping in the continental United States.
Please allow up to 2-3 weeks for shipping.
All sales are final.
American Lotus Pod
I love holes so much I forget my partner is afraid of them. The darkness, the mystery, the feeling of falling they inspire, I feel held by them in my entirety. I found these holes one day in February walking in the wetlands of Concord Massachusetts with my friend Ben. To the side of the path, I thought I saw an old mushroom cap. I'm a forager but new to mushrooms, so I excitedly overturned this cap, expecting gills or a sponge and received holes, many many holes. I burst out laughing. I'd never seen a lotus pod before. Back in my studio, after a terrible incident where I showed my boyfriend the holes, I repeatedly painted them, just the holes, over and over, in small little patterns, enrapt by their power. I learned how Mark Rothko achieved his deep dark colors by thinning his paint and going over the same spots again and again, in that way, these holes were painted.
Oil paint and beeswax on canvas
36” by 36”
2020
Ships from Claremont NH
Rachel Aurora
Free shipping in the continental United States.
Please allow up to 2-3 weeks for shipping.
All sales are final.