Totem Mel Alves changing forever how she would

changing forever how she would see the world

Limited Edition of 10

A small bone is held in the reliquary’s heart shaped depository

Their sparkling eyes are staring into space

“I’m pretty happy and content inside

Totem Mel Alves changing forever how she wouldDetails About acrylic on stretched canvas 16 x 20 x 1. 5 in. 2021 "I paint femininity that demands attention and tender masculinity that invites introspection. I use the archetype of a nature goddess as a vessel to navigate themes of gender expression, power, and our carnal desires. When I paint portraits Im closing the space between a fantastical subject and our own mundane emotions resulting in themes that one might recognize in themselves despite