The Phoenix Rising Project explores resilience, transformation, and the possibility of beginning again. The mythological phoenix gives these ideas a form: a creature associated with renewal, carrying the memory of fire into what comes next.

Inspired by the people I have worked with

Phoenix Rising 1 was inspired by my patients over the years and their capacity to rebuild after painful experiences. Their resilience became the starting point for this sculpture.

For me, the phoenix makes room for hope without requiring a neat ending. A new beginning can hold both what happened and what is still becoming.

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Choose a full or closer photograph of the sculpture. Sandy appears beside it as a separate digital work. Select any image to open it larger.

Phoenix Rising 1

8 × 12 inches. Mixed media resin and mica sculpture.

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Sandy

Digital media.

Space for your own meaning

Look at the raised form, the surrounding textures, and the movement within the images. You may find a connection to your own experience, or simply a detail that makes you pause.

The Phoenix Rising Project leaves room for that encounter. Each viewer brings something different to the work.

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