The Breath Between Worlds
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The Breath Between Worlds
When I painted The Breath Between Worlds, I was reaching for something ancient and future-bound at the same time—something that lives in the core of memory but has never been spoken aloud. This woman—suspended underwater yet radiant with purpose—embodies that liminal space where silence becomes song. Her adornments are not just decoration; they are technologies of lineage, encoded with story, resistance, and revival. The water is her mother and her mirror. I imagined her not drowning, not struggling, but choosing to submerge herself in the deep in order to remember who she was before forgetting.
Creating this piece required me to confront my own submerged self—my own silences, my own shapeshifting. Painting her was like painting a truth I didn’t yet fully know, but recognized with my whole body. She carries light not just in her spine but in the tension between her inhale and the next movement forward. That breath, held underwater, is sacred. It is the breath our ancestors held before crossing oceans, before giving birth, before dying. It is the breath that knows endurance and becomes transformation. She is not a myth. She is a memory.
What the Current Cannot Translate
I was not born of water,
but I remember its dialect—
a pulse older than names.
The surface lies,
pretending it separates sky from truth and spirit.
Below, I speak without a tongue.
This is not swimming.
It is a negotiation
between gravity and grief.
My chest bears constellations unlearned,
my thighs, seismic archives.
We are not separate—we are part ocean,
Salt-blooded, tide-born,
memory suspended in cellular hush.
Heaven is not above but within pressure.
Light fractures
into ancestral algorithms—
color becomes a form of resistance.
The sea does not forgive.
It teaches.
And its lessons arrive breathless.
If you think this is beauty,
you have not yet drowned
in the story I am telling.
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Giclée Stretched Canvas Print
Giclee print on museum quality 410gsm polycotton canvas. Stretched on 1.5 inch pine wood and back wire. Ready to hang.
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1/8 (3mm) thick Digital grade Acrylic with back floating Frame of 1 inch thick. Ready to hang.
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5mm Birch Wood with back floating Frame of 1 inch thick. Ready to hang.
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3mm Brushed Metal Print with back floating Frame of 1 inch thick. Ready to hang.
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High Gloss Sublimation on Chromalux Panel with back floating Frame of 1 inch thick. Ready to hang.
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Giclee print on museum quality 410gsm polycotton canvas.
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Giclee print on Resin coated Satin Photo Paper 240gsm.
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Giclee print on Fine Art Matte Paper.
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Satin Photo Paper Print. Mounted with Plexiglass and Frame. Ready to hang.
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How long will my products take to arrive?
In an effort to reduce our impact on the oceans and beaches we all love, your art prints and wearable art will be crafted upon your order. Deliveries can take from 2 weeks to 6 weeks. As the sole artist and owner of Ocean Eversley Art, please know that I am so appreciative of your order and have set up the ordering process to make sure that you have every shipping update that is available. If you have any questions, the best thing to do is check your email for order and delivery updates.
Do you ship internationally?
Canvases, fine art paper prints, and murals can be rolled and packaged by art specialists for safe transport during shipping. You will receive detailed tracking information and will be able to view updates along the way. Shipping is within the United States.
What is your return policy?
Originals, Art Prints, Photography Prints, Commissions, Wearable Art and Home Accessories Art: All purchases are final and non-refundable.
Do you offer payment plans?
Currently there are no payment plans.
Are you open to collaborations or exhibiting your work in galleries?
I'm interested in exploring new collaborations and showcasing my artwork in galleries if it is the right fit. Reach out with your proposal or exhibition opportunities.
Absolutely fantastic! You are truly talented. You have an eye for the camera, and both eye and hand for the brush and canvas!
It’s stunning Ocean! It truly leaps in your work! Magnificent!!!
Sooooo great!
Thank you for this wonderful work of art!
This painting is exquisite!
