Something Gold Can Stay
‘Something Gold Can Stay’ is a SCAD funded collection of paintings: a love letter to the city of Savannah, the interconnectivity of relationships, and the possibilities dwelling within the human spirit.
In this body of work, thirteen fully rendered, figurative oil paintings encapsulate this kinship, ethereal moments in everyday life, and celebrates the impact of one soul to another with a weaving, golden thread.
“No matter what life looks like for any one of us right now, there are others who share in our hopes, losses, and wanderings. There is darkness, but there is light. Something gold can stay.”
Stay Gold…
This collection of figurative oil paintings is incredibly personal to my life in Savannah, Georgia, and traces the resilient interweaving within the human experience.
Inspirations for this body of work included the Japanese art, Kintsugi, kinship in humanity and nature, and my own nurtured connections to Savannah locals. A continuous element of gold leaf thread runs through every work, physically and conceptually binding the subjects. The gold leaf is not just ornate, but is a living presence, applied in fine, deliberate pathways.
Each painting centers on human portraits of individuals connected to my time living in Savannah, Georgia and at SCAD. The paintings move between moments of reflection, yearning, or reaching—hands almost touching, examinations to their grounding, or simply a place to rest in peace. Each scene reveals how people can repair, belong, and hold onto light.
