Asis studios

This piece emerges from a place of quiet authority. After my accident and time in hospital gowns—symbols of vulnerability—I wanted something that wasn’t given to me, but claimed by me.

This gown isn’t about desire for another. It’s about choosing my body, my story, and my presence. I sculpted a lavender slip dress with resin-dipped organza. The sheer mesh acts as armor: translucent but unyielding. Red ribbon knots punctuate the fabric, each a deliberate bead of confidence, boundary, and self-possession.

In crafting her form—warm brown skin, honest posture—I wanted her to embody a woman who isn’t asking for acknowledgment, she’s demanding it. Painting her felt like breathing life into a vow: I own my shape. I define my skin. I choose my visibility.

No longer hidden under sterile blues, she stands (well—sits) in her own terms. This gown isn’t soft for survival—it’s strong for emergence.

In my thought process, this painting is the bridge between two selves: the one who lay exposed and helpless in a hospital gown, and the one who is taking up space, choosing what she wears, what she reveals, and how she loves her rescued body again.

Thank you for witnessing my next chapter.

The Gown I chose, 2025
84.1 x 118.9 cm
Mixed Medium (Acrylic, organza and resin on canvas)

I’m gathering the colours that will shape the next painting in the series. These colors hold the emotional temperature of the series I’m working on. The soft baby pinks and lilacs speak to tenderness — but not innocence. They reference recovery, vulnerability, and the blurred edges between pain and sensuality.

The baby pinks are reminiscent of hospital gowns and girlhood blush, folding memory and femininity into the background. The lilacs and lavenders are a continuation of that sterile, surreal hospital blue from the earlier painting — but warmer now, more human, more dream.