Sadness - Mixed Media Original

This piece is one of the 8 pieces The Art of Feeling is centered on. Each piece a self portrait representing a core emotion and how I feel it, paired with a poem: 

How Sadness Feels
And sadness of course
That doom and gloom 
Tears streaming down my face beneath a storm cloud so big it feels like the storm might never end.
And part of the sadness feels really good
Encouraging me to sink deeper
As if my body is addicted to the bliss of helplessness 

The tear 
The rain
Cleansing my pain 
If only
For 
A 
Moment 

My body exhausted 
Weary and spent 
Liquid as the tears that stream over it 
As if it could wash away with the rain 
Taking my sorrows down the drain 

It’s gloom yet somehow bliss. I feel sadness. 

And much like the soil craves a rainy day
Sadness speaks to me in many ways 
What I want 
What I don’t 
What I need
What I won’t 
The fall will stop 
Blue skies arrive 
Tears dry 
a hint of sunshine 
From storm 
To mist 
The sadness drifts

Specifics

Mixed Media on Canvas 
2024
36"x48"
Comes with a certificate of authenticity 

Mixed Medias

This piece includes acrylic paint, glitter glue, imitation gold leaf, gems, glitter

This artwork debuted at the 2024 I F*@%ING LOVE MYSELF event and is available for financing through partial.ly. No hidden fees or credit checks, partial.ly helps make collecting my artwork more accessible! When you view your cart, if the total is over $1,000, you will see an option to pay with partial.ly.

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NOTE: 

I am actively pitching this collection: The Art of Feeling to galleries, and will need this back on loan if the collection is selected to show anywhere. I will have a contract for you to sign with this agreement, please email hannah@hannahstelter.com with any questions.