the hands

“activist” (2024)

i found this ceramic hand in a thrift store for a few dollars. it was definitely in rough shape and not a very nice colour—but it was making a fist and it had a hole going through it for something like a pencil, paintbrush…or maybe a flag?

so i bought it and gave it a fresh paint job to look like the inclusive pride flag with the black base, the multi coloured brown stripes, and rainbow dots.

“symbol of life” (2025)

for my birthday this year, a few friends and i went to wet paint pottery for a chill, creative night and i picked out this hand vase to paint.

maybe i have a thing for painting hands…?

anyway, i decided to paint this one to look like my own hand, ocean wave tattoo and all. i don’t typically wear red nail polish but i do like the colour red so i thought it was a suitable solution.

since i did this for my birthday, i decided the hand is a symbol of life—and another year of being alive for it.