Collagraph print on Somerset velvet paper.

35 cm x 27.5cm

Selkie

I swim away from the sinking sun across a bay of Ripples that reflect the deep teal of the sky

Thinking 'the sea is only ever this color in the movies'.

Soothed and held by the water,

the sea gives us back to ourselves.

Once again, I am the leading lady; a

Fine middle-aged woman

Rounded by rich experience,

Swimming purposefully through a life of ease

Built from kindness and gentle fortitude.