All the Things I Love
36” x 36”
Acrylic on Canvas 2025
All the Things I Love is a vibrant symbolic still life celebrating memory, connection, freedom, and the beauty found in everyday objects that quietly shape a life.
An open birdcage anchors the composition, representing freedom of voice, choice, and the courage to live openly. Birds hover nearby as messengers of instinct and intuition, while butterflies move through the scene as symbols of transformation, renewal, and becoming.
A vintage rotary phone evokes nostalgia and connection across time — the voices we remember, the conversations that shaped us, and the calls we still carry in our hearts. Fruit spills generously across the table: apples symbolizing knowledge and desire, grapes reflecting abundance and continuity, and pears representing sweetness earned through patience. Stacked books ground the piece in wisdom, stories, and lived experience.
Painted in rich, swirling colour and expressive texture, this work blurs the line between still life and motion. Nothing is static — everything hums with energy, memory, and meaning.
This piece is a love letter to freedom, growth, and all the small, symbolic things that make a life feel full.