After a Thought
Permanent Reflections: Life in Pieces
During the 2026 winter this image along with others were created between 2:30am and 12 noon are inspired by the night sky and sunrises with an interest on representing through individual swatches separated by the watercolor resist
the piece drifts between recognition and abstraction
Blooming Flesh, 2025, acrylic, 20 x 10 in. / 50.8 x 25.4 cm. painting After a ThoughtBlooming Flesh, Jayla Casias, 2025, acrylic, 20 x 10 in. 50. 8 x 25. 4 cm. Blooming Flesh shows a vase of skin and ribs holding eyeball flowers on vein stems, blood dripping from the blooms. It shows growth as raw, messy, and uncomfortableit doesnt avoid pain but rises through it. Wounds are necessary, and what emerges is alive, marked, changed, and resilient.