On Life After Decay: From this Rot, We Bloom (2025)
“From This Rot, We Bloom” (2025) by Anna Dominique Santos
Admit it, we all have some rottenness inside us. Things that have long died, but not to the point of being out of sight, out of mind. You still sense it from time to time, making your eyes well up from the stench. You tried to cover it with cheap perfume and fake smiles, but it only made you choke in the end.
What if there's another way?
On Facing Life’s Storms: Ready When You Are (2022)
On Facing Life’s Storms: Ready When You Are (2022)
I’ve always had this irrational fear of dying by lightning strike. Perhaps it’s from watching the movie Powder (1995) as a kid or that strange feeling of restlessness during thunderstorms (or a combination of both). Either way, that fear has crept into my adulthood. Tonight, as I sit safe and sound indoors while the thunder continuously rumbles outside, my artwork “Ready When You Are” comes to mind...