Facades

24 × 30 inches
Mixed Media

Some of what shapes us is learned before we know we're learning.

Behind a weathered city façade, familiar faces appear through windows like fragments of memory – a place where learning felt like play, neighbors looked out for one another, and the world just outside the front door seemed full of possibility.

The contrast between the worn walls and the color within reflects something we carry into adulthood: the warmth of the places that first taught us about friendship, compassion, curiosity, and belonging.

We may grow up and move on, but some of the places, and people, that raised us remain with us.

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