Monika Marchewka - Inner Beauty

When I first saw this painting, I knew it would be a key piece of the collection.

What’s funny is that I share my first name with a family of seashells (and incidentally my best friend!) and my mother’s first name means « pearl ».

Its symbolism stroke me. I heard somewhere that pain is actually a shell that encapsulates a spark of light and that you need to break the shell to release the spark.

Only by embracing pain can we release the layers of negativity and find the sparks of light that are hidden within. What spark of light did you find within yourself lately?

Matching song: Mariah Carey - Can't Take That Away

This one’s dedicated to my inner child.