Collection: Norma

Not Yet

Norma stands between two doors labeled “WAS” and “WILL BE,” thinking, “I can be here without knowing what comes next.”

Still, I Choose

Norma looks toward the light while a large shadow labeled Fear follows behind her.

Awakening Heart

Norma watches a frozen heart thaw with warmth and flames, thinking, “I’m ready to feel.”

Aglow

Norma sits quietly with her eyes closed, holding a heart filled with stars and raindrops, illustrating the insight that some truths are felt before they are understood.

Widening Circles

Illustration of Norma as a snail traveling along a widening spiral path from light into darkness, with the words, “We circle back, but each turn widens the world.

Holding On

norma holding onto the abstract “it” symbol, clinging with arms and leg

Upheaval

Norma is thrown into the air as a carpet is pulled from under her, symbolizing sudden, unwanted change.

The Quiet Return

Norma kneels at her bedside with eyes closed and hand over heart, a thought bubble saying “May I be guided by my deepest truth.” The title “The Quiet Return” and the quote “Alignment is the quiet return to what is true and essential” appear beside her. The scene is calm and reflective, emphasizing inner alignment.

Reception

Minimalist black-and-white drawing of Norma with closed eyes and a gentle smile, sitting with a pen at her cheek as a faucet labeled “The Muse Is In” drips into a pool above her head, creating ripples. She wears a red shirt against a black-and-white split background, symbolizing quiet receptivity and inspiration.

Breaking the Pull of it

Norma is shown as a marionette with strings attached to her limbs, held by a large abstract “it” figure above. As she takes a step, the strings appear to loosen, symbolizing her breaking free from internal control.

Don’t Measure Up to it

Norma stands barefoot beside a tall measuring-stick version of the abstract “it,” her head bowed as she fails to reach its markings. The quote reads: “Some standards aren’t meant to be met—they’re meant to be questioned.

Stop Carrying it with You

Norma walks barefoot with a large black backpack containing the “it” symbol. She turns her head to look back at it, suggesting awareness of the emotional burden she carries.

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