{"title":"Growing","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eGrowing\u003c\/em\u003e is an ongoing series exploring what it means to become. In faith, in surrender, in the slow and often painful process of being shaped by something greater than yourself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eEach piece in this collection is a study of the human form in the midst of transformation. Bodies rooted, folded, reaching. Figures that hold both the weight of the journey and the quiet trust that it is leading somewhere. Rendered in monochrome with texture built by hand, the recurring presence of roots and vines speaks to what anchors us when growth asks everything of us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eMixed media. Made by hand. Ongoing.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"growing-pains","title":"Growing Pains","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThere is a particular kind of ache that comes with growth. The letting go, the bending, the surrender that feels like breaking before it feels like freedom. \u003cem\u003eGrowing Pains\u003c\/em\u003e sits in that moment. A figure folded into itself, not in defeat, but in devotion.\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eBowing low against the dark, rooted in something rough and ancient beneath it, the body becomes a prayer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThis piece was born out of the tension between who we are and who God is calling us to become. Growth is rarely graceful. But it is always worth it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e18 × 24 inches. Original. Mixed media on canvas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mercurial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43159537877097,"sku":null,"price":2900.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0681\/0900\/9001\/files\/IMG_7635.jpg?v=1777081797"},{"product_id":"rooted","title":"Rooted","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThis piece is about the cost of growth. When you choose to be rooted in something eternal, the world does not let go quietly. It conforms, it creeps, it surrounds. But the light of the Holy Spirit is relentless. It exposes every shadow and holds what belongs to it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eBe in the world, but not of it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e16 × 20 inches. Original. Mixed media.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mercurial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43159580213353,"sku":null,"price":2800.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0681\/0900\/9001\/files\/IMG_7628.jpg?v=1777083364"},{"product_id":"grandir","title":"Grandir","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eGrandir\u003c\/em\u003e — to grow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eSome growth is quiet. It happens beneath the surface, unseen, before anything rises above the ground. This piece captures that stillness. A figure rooted and reaching, roots spreading deep into what lies below, becoming something more without fanfare or force.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eTo grow is to trust the process even when you cannot see it working.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e40 × 40 inches. Mixed media. \u003cem\u003ePart of a private collection.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mercurial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43159591452777,"sku":null,"price":4000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0681\/0900\/9001\/files\/Grandir.jpg?v=1777084203"}],"url":"https:\/\/mercurialartist.com\/collections\/growing.oembed","provider":"Mercurial","version":"1.0","type":"link"}