The Wheel
The idea for The Wheel emerged from my fascination with cycles. The more I observed nature, the more I realized that everything moves in circles: the seasons, the phases of the moon, the rhythms of growth and rest, beginnings and endings. Nothing remains static, and yet there is a quiet order within this constant movement.
When I began this painting, I was reflecting on my own life and how often I resisted change. Like many people, I found comfort in wanting things to stay the same, even when I knew transformation was necessary. At the same time, I was noticing how naturally nature accepts cycles. A tree does not resist autumn, and spring never arrives before its time.
As the mandala took shape, it began to resemble a wheel in motion. Layer by layer, the composition grew into a symbol of continuity and renewal. Every element seemed to flow into the next, reminding me that endings are rarely final; they are often the beginning of something new.
Working on this piece became a meditation on trust. Trusting that difficult periods eventually pass. Trusting that growth often happens beneath the surface before it becomes visible. Trusting that every stage of life has its purpose.
For me, The Wheel represents the wisdom of embracing life’s natural cycles rather than resisting them. It is a reminder that change is not something happening to us, but something we are constantly moving through. Just like the turning of a wheel, every ending carries the seed of a new beginning, and every journey eventually brings us back to ourselves, transformed by the experience.