In "Kindred," two meditating figures sit side by side, close enough that their hands touch. One is cut from olive green paper embossed with flowers, matte and still, with a large green lotus opening above it. Its twin is red glitter and catches every bit of light, with small red lotuses floating around it. They rest on three layers of paper: silver swirls, then a sheer sheet of handwritten script, then a smaller panel of cream embossed paper. For me, this piece shows meditation from two sides: the stillness of sitting in it, and the glow of what comes after.
Part of the Lotus Series by Hudson Valley artist Jodi Carlson. Paper collage, 2026. 16” x 16" fine art print, open edition.
In "Kindred," two meditating figures sit side by side, close enough that their hands touch. One is cut from olive green paper embossed with flowers, matte and still, with a large green lotus opening above it. Its twin is red glitter and catches every bit of light, with small red lotuses floating around it. They rest on three layers of paper: silver swirls, then a sheer sheet of handwritten script, then a smaller panel of cream embossed paper. For me, this piece shows meditation from two sides: the stillness of sitting in it, and the glow of what comes after.
Part of the Lotus Series by Hudson Valley artist Jodi Carlson. Paper collage, 2026. 16” x 16" fine art print, open edition.