oil on canvas, 24 × 18, 2026

Reminiscent of the country to which the artist immigrated in childhood, the desert landscape draws on a specific experience to construct a narrative that connects her younger self with her present one. As the child crosses a deep oasis and grows into adulthood, the sheep warmly welcome her, while the sheep skull evokes a longing for the innocence and childlike purity that once shaped her early life.