Tiny Totem: The Slug of Sacred Vulnerability,
Oil, acrylic and glitter on board with small ornate oval frame. 11x8x2cm
Suspended within a quiet cosmos, the slug glides without armour, its soft body exposed to the vastness around it. Unlike creatures that shield themselves in hardness or retreat, it moves forward in openness, unhidden, unguarded, and entirely present. Encircled by a faint celestial halo, it becomes something more than earthly. It is a gentle emissary of trust, reminding us that vulnerability is not weakness, but a form of quiet courage. To exist without protection, to continue despite fragility, is an act of profound resilience.
A shimmering trail follows in its wake like a constellation drawn across the dark evidence of its passage, its persistence, its soft insistence on being. What it leaves behind is not damage, but light! Set within a small, intimate frame, this piece becomes a portable relic, a meditation on tenderness in a world that often demands hardness. It asks the viewer to reconsider what it means to be strong, and to recognise the sacred nature of remaining open. Here, vulnerability is not something to overcome, but something to honour.