Mixed-Media Money Alchemy: Flowers, Paper, and Everyday Objects as Symbols of Abundance

Alchemy is the art of transformation. In my mixed-media work, I’m turning what we touch every day into magical dreamscapes.

Abundance is more than numbers

Abundance is attention. It’s breath. It’s the simple, quiet, inner beauty. When we only measure abundance in currency, we miss the deeper current underneath it.

So I build pieces that hold both: the material symbol (currency) and the living symbol (flowers, paper, objects, moments) — a blend between the seen and unseen.

How I choose what goes into a piece

I listen for what wants to be included. Sometimes it’s a color that feels like courage. Sometimes it’s a flower that feels like growth. Sometimes it’s a currency note from a distant place in the world.

Wanderlust (n.) A strong desire or urge to wander or travel and explore the world.