30 × 40 inches, Oil on canvas, Modern wood frame included, 2025.
Iseult & Juliette is a work of radical tenderness. Two women embrace against a deep green background, intertwining their bodies as one intertwines destinies. One comforts, the other surrenders, and in this fragile balance, a profound strength emerges. Their intimacy is neither sexualized nor idealized: it is raw, real, necessary. The palette is sober but vibrant: shades of moss, warm skin, almost visible tears. It is an ode to female friendship, to chosen love, to shared resilience. A work that is grand in size and monumental in emotion.
This painting draws on ancient tales—Tristan and Isolde, Romeo and Juliet—but diverts from their tragic thread. Here, there is no romantic sacrifice, no ending dictated by men. Isolde and Juliet rewrite their story. They choose each other, support each other, and transform pain into tenderness. The green background evokes growth after loss, rooting in the other. The work is a gesture of repair: an alternative memory where women survive, love each other, and rise up together.
About the collection — My Memory Garden
My Memory Garden is a collection of works inspired by childhood memories, maternal heritage, and tender moments engraved in the heart. Each portrait, framed in a vintage style, celebrates imperfect, free, and deeply human women. The repeated lines in the background evoke memory, mortality, and the traces left by those who came before us.