12 ×16 mixed media on cradled wood panel - Where the Quiet Lives is a portrait of surrender - an invitation into the liminal space between breath and becoming. Her hair moves like water, but her face remains still, serene, untouchable. Dressed in rich textures of gold, crimson, and soft threads, she holds a strange blue bloom, part memory, part dream. This piece is for those who know the power of stillness, the language of silence, and the strength that lives in softness.