let her rest series

let her rest emerged from a growing recognition of exhaustion and the difficulty of granting myself permission to stop. The repeated phrase both a plea and a directive, addressing expectations that are often internalized rather than imposed from outside. It reflects on productivity, responsibility, self-worth, and the persistent belief that rest must be earned, somehow. The words let her rest are scratched directly into acrylic surface – the act a process of release, carrying traces of frustration, grief, anger, and longing preserving evidence of pressure, resistance, and repetition. Rather than offering resolution, the work occupies the space between depletion and recovery. The phrase becomes an ongoing negotiation with the self, asking what might become possible if rest were embraced not as a reward, but as a necessity. let her rest gives form to the struggle of letting go of expectations and making room for stillness.