{"title":"What It Means To Be Who We Are Collection","description":"\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat It Means To Be Who We Are\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Forged by Fire Art Collection\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI don't know what it means to be anything.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e I only know what it feels like to be here—not what it should mean for you or for me.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis collection is not an answer.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e It is a question held open.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat It Means To Be Who We Are\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e lives inside the confusion of embodiment—that strange, fragile, often brutal act of being alive. Of having a body that feels too much. A mind that remembers too much. A self that keeps changing without permission in a world that does not always change with it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese works are not about becoming better, or stronger, or whole.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e They are about presence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e About contradiction.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e About the quiet violence of existing inside skin and history, and the persistent desire for more.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTo be human is to be unfinished.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e To be fragile and stubborn at once.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e To be soft enough to bend, and still remain.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e To learn our name in the midst of it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e To leave no part of ourselves untouched.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe names in this collection were chosen for their contradictions. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEsh\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e carries meanings across three languages: the Hebrew translates to fire. The Sanskrit translates to lord, and the West African \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEshe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e means life. Lord, still I remain in the fire, alive. To burn, to govern, to breathe. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTo live.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFotia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, drawn from the Greek, is fire as warmth. Not destruction, but nearness. No part of me is untouched by the refining fire, yet I will not be destroyed. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAmara\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e means grace in the West African language and immortal in the Greek. She learned her name in the fire means she found where grace lives, and with it, I shall live on and not die. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTogether, these names speak to the contradictions of being human: to live inside forces we do not control or fully understand, to need warmth even when it burns.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThis collection does not explain what it means to be who we are. I don’t have the answers you’re looking for. It speaks to what it feels like to be there anyway, persisting in spite of, and our discomfort with that truth. Perhaps that is what it means to be human, after all. \u003cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-2923e916-7fff-9ae1-6451-ca145db3036e\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-8f003c04-7fff-587d-1527-ee92551f5eac\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e~ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor those still in the fire.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"fotia-there-was-no-version-of-her-untouched-original","title":"Fotia: There Was No Version of Her Untouched: Original Work","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne Of One Original Artwork\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis work exists as part of the What It Means To Be Who We Are collection—\u003cbr\u003ea meditation on presence, contradiction, and the refusal to disappear.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFotia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThere Was No Version of Her Untouched\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhere she was\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is gone.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBefore her unfolds a dry saguaro landscape.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e She says a prayer for rain.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe forest floor caved in behind her.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e There is no before to return to.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs in where she was\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is gone.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEvery version of her since\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e has been shaped—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by hands,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by heat,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by history.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat you see here\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Is a living record.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHue presses against hue\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e the way memory presses\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e against the body:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e uneven,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e intimate,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e impossible to discern cleanly.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFire moves through her\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e without asking permission—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e not as violence,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e not as spectacle,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e But as fact.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShe says a prayer for rain.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe blue does not extinguish it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The orange and red\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Do not consume her.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e They coexist, in contradiction—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e like lips against skin and\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The quiet reveal of a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003echaste virgin’s ankle bone.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShe does not search\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e for an untouched self.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere is no use. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTime lags. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut again, she says a prayer for rain.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFire rejects the idea\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e that such a thing \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eever existed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBecause where she was \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis gone.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e~For Those Still In The Fire\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp 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Once it leaves the studio, it will never exist again in this form.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMedium: Original artwork\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions: 30 × 45 in (portrait)\/ 76.2x114.3cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStatus: One of one\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSigned: Yes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCertificate of Authenticity: Included\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePresentation: Unframed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2090\" data-end=\"2229\"\u003eHand-embellished and original works are intentionally delivered unframed to allow collectors to choose a presentation that suits their space.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2231\" data-end=\"2269\"\u003eIf you would like assistance sourcing:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"2270\" data-end=\"2388\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"2270\" data-end=\"2292\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2272\" data-end=\"2292\"\u003eMuseum-grade framing\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"2317\" data-end=\"2353\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2319\" data-end=\"2353\"\u003eCustom shadowbox or float mounting\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"2354\" data-end=\"2388\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2356\" data-end=\"2388\"\u003eOther gallery-standard hanging systems beyond the one provided\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2390\" data-end=\"2471\"\u003eWe’re happy to connect you with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etrusted professionals based on your location.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eFor more information, visit our \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.forgedbyfireart.com\/pages\/art-care-stewardship\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eStewardship \u0026amp; Care page.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOwnership \u0026amp; Care\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEach original work is accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity and care documentation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCustom Sizing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eEach original is presented in its authentic dimensions, exactly as it was conceived. 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Visit our \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forgedbyfireart.com\/pages\/contact\"\u003econtact page \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eto find out more information.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShipping \u0026amp; Support\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginal works are carefully prepared, insured, and shipped with tracking.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIf you have questions about this piece or the purchasing process, our studio is available Monday–Friday.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Forged by Fire Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45776970416347,"sku":"FOTIA-ORIG-001","price":25000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0687\/9628\/5147\/files\/36x36_5400_x_4600_px_38.png?v=1767164678"},{"product_id":"amara-she-learned-her-name-in-the-fire-original","title":"Amara: She Learned Her Name in the Fire: Original Work","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne Of One Original Artwork\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis work exists as part of the What It Means To Be Who We Are collection—\u003cbr\u003ea meditation on presence, contradiction, and the refusal to disappear.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAmara\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShe Learned Her Name in the Fire\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt her birth,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e She was given the name \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eshe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e universal, as in female,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e spoken over her\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e before she would bear her own voice. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA sound shaped by others\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e to make sense of her body.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShe put on that old coat\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and wore it for a while.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Let it rest on her shoulders—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e heavy, indistinct.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Too large in some places.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Too tight in others.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOthers tried to rename her:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDaughter. Wife. Mother.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Bitch. Female. Whore.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe fire listened.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt stripped language down\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e to what could survive\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e extreme heat.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Asked what of her remained\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e when every borrowed word\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e fell away.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShe did not know.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e She had not learned to speak.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the fire,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e grace learned its weight.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Endurance learned its softness.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd she learned about immortality.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd in the midst, her name was spoken—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e not as a thrown-away rag,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e not as a role,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e but as recognition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e As self.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTo know oneself\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is not to become finished.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e It is to stand inside the heat\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and answer it back.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere, she learned what her voice\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e sounded like \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewhen only grace\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was listening.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd when she finally \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003espoke aloud \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShe called herself \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAmara.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-5cc642b4-7fff-a17e-f873-f2f34362bd27\"\u003eAbout the Work\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"212\" data-end=\"263\"\u003eAn original is not simply art; it is the source.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"265\" data-end=\"525\"\u003eThis is the first and only version of the work, created entirely by hand, where every decision lives permanently on the surface: the pauses, the revisions, the instinct that cannot be repeated. 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font-weight: bold;\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEsh: Still, I Remain\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: left; font-weight: bold;\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFotia: There Was No Version of Her Untouched\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: left; font-weight: bold;\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAmara: She Learned Her Name in the Fire\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"686\" data-start=\"593\"\u003eFor this release, \u003cstrong\u003e9\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"653\" data-start=\"611\"\u003e0 prints from the full edition of 150\u003c\/strong\u003e will be available for pre-order.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-end=\"852\" data-start=\"688\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"713\" data-start=\"688\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"713\" data-start=\"690\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"713\" data-start=\"690\"\u003e30 prints per piece\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"852\" data-start=\"714\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"852\" data-start=\"716\"\u003eOnce pre-order allocations are filled or the window closes, remaining editions will be released.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr data-end=\"857\" data-start=\"854\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-end=\"880\" data-start=\"859\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"880\" data-start=\"862\"\u003eAbout the Work\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1081\" data-start=\"882\"\u003eEach Limited Studio Print is created from the original work with the intention of preserving its emotional weight, texture, and visual integrity while allowing it to live beyond a single surface.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1296\" data-start=\"1083\"\u003eThrough archival materials and process, each edition carries the spirit of the original into new spaces—offering collectors a way to engage with the work through material permanence rather than singular ownership.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1413\" data-start=\"1298\"\u003eWhile the original remains singular, these prints extend the conversation without attempting to replace the source.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-end=\"1418\" data-start=\"1415\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-end=\"1441\" data-start=\"1420\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1441\" data-start=\"1423\"\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1489\" data-start=\"1443\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1454\" data-start=\"1443\"\u003eMedium:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"1457\" data-start=\"1454\"\u003eArchival fine art giclée print\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1540\" data-start=\"1491\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1501\" data-start=\"1491\"\u003ePaper:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"1504\" data-start=\"1501\"\u003eMuseum-grade, matte archival paper\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1582\" data-start=\"1542\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1550\" data-start=\"1542\"\u003eInk:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"1553\" data-start=\"1550\"\u003eFade-resistant pigment inks\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1698\" data-start=\"1584\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1604\" data-start=\"1584\"\u003eAvailable Sizes:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1114\" data-end=\"1117\"\u003e• 8x12 in \/ \u003cspan\u003e20.3 x 30.5 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1146\" data-end=\"1149\"\u003e• 16x24 in \/ \u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003e40.64 x 60.96 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1176\" data-end=\"1179\"\u003e• 24×36 in \/ \u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003e60.96 x 91.44 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1739\" data-start=\"1700\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1712\" data-start=\"1700\"\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"1715\" data-start=\"1712\"\u003eLimited Edition of 150\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1771\" data-start=\"1741\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1763\" data-start=\"1741\"\u003eSigned \u0026amp; 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tale.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e She does not stand victorious.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e She is not healed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e She is not resilient.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShe exists\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in spite of.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHere.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFire moves around her.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e It does not announce an ending.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e It does not promise a beginning.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Her pain is not a doorway—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e It is a language,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e naming the fact\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e that she belongs to the rolling tide.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe blue calms no flame.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The flame erases no blue.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e They hold each other\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in sacred union—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e the way breath holds a lung,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The way lungs hold a body\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e that has already been through too much\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and keeps breathing anyway.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHer expression is not defiance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e It is not fear.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Or dread.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShe is aware\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e of her mortality.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is the moment\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e after every question of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e has been asked\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and none answered.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMeaning has not arrived yet.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Clarity has not formed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHer tears do not understand. Her pain does not know\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e And still—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e existence continues.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Quietly.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Stubbornly.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Without explanation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStill, I remain\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is not a brick thrown through a window.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOr a birdsong from a nearby branch.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e It is blood moving through a vein.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e An exhale through the chest.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e A tear finding skin.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTo remain is not triumph.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e It is not bravery.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e It is not stillness after rain.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is simply\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e the refusal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e to disappear.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTo exist, still. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd sometimes,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e that is enough.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe are not always responsible for the fire we carry.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e~For Those Still In The Fire\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-5cc642b4-7fff-a17e-f873-f2f34362bd27\"\u003eAbout the Work\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"263\" data-start=\"212\"\u003eAn original is not simply art; it is the source.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"525\" data-start=\"265\"\u003eThis is the first and only version of the work, created entirely by hand, where every decision lives permanently on the surface: the pauses, the revisions, the instinct that cannot be repeated. Once it leaves the studio, it will never exist again in this form.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMedium: Original artwork\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions: 30 × 45 in (portrait)\/ 76.2x114.3cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStatus: One of one\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSigned: Yes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCertificate of Authenticity: Included\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePresentation: Unframed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2090\" data-end=\"2229\"\u003eHand-embellished and original works are intentionally delivered unframed to allow collectors to choose a presentation that suits their space.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2231\" data-end=\"2269\"\u003eIf you would like assistance sourcing:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"2270\" data-end=\"2388\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"2270\" data-end=\"2292\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2272\" data-end=\"2292\"\u003eMuseum-grade framing\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"2317\" data-end=\"2353\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2319\" data-end=\"2353\"\u003eCustom shadowbox or float mounting\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"2354\" data-end=\"2388\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2356\" data-end=\"2388\"\u003eOther gallery-standard hanging systems beyond the one provided\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2390\" data-end=\"2471\"\u003eWe’re happy to connect you with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etrusted professionals based on your location.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eFor more information, visit our \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.forgedbyfireart.com\/pages\/art-care-stewardship\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eStewardship \u0026amp; Care page.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOwnership \u0026amp; Care\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEach original work is accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity and care documentation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCustom Sizing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eEach original is presented in its authentic dimensions, exactly as it was conceived. 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