Swoon

20"x16" (oil on canvas)

Inspired by an essay from Mary Oliver’s Upstream, this painting reflects a shift in perspective, looking up at the flowers rather than down. It is an invitation into the “palace of discovery,” where attention transforms the familiar and reveals the quiet vastness hidden within even the smallest worlds. Like Oliver, Yeji is less interested in knowledge that is inherited than in discovery that is lived. This piece is an invitation to linger, to soften perception, and most importantly, to swoon.