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I painted this piece after a ceremony with Herbert, our maestro, during a difficult dieta in the Peruvian Amazon.
During that time, a spirit plant appeared to me. Its presence felt clear and instructive. The dieta was challenging, especially in the way it brought me face to face with anxiety. Rather than asking me to escape it, the plant seemed to teach me how to be with it—to feel it in my body, to recognize its movement, and to let it release.
This painting emerged from that experience. It came spontaneously, as a reflection of that encounter and of the teaching I received.
For me, it carries the memory of a difficult but important lesson: that anxiety is not only something to fight, but something to listen to, feel through, and ultimately soften.
Watercolor on Paper, April 2026, Peruvian Jungle
I painted this piece after a ceremony with Herbert, our maestro, during a difficult dieta in the Peruvian Amazon.
During that time, a spirit plant appeared to me. Its presence felt clear and instructive. The dieta was challenging, especially in the way it brought me face to face with anxiety. Rather than asking me to escape it, the plant seemed to teach me how to be with it—to feel it in my body, to recognize its movement, and to let it release.
This painting emerged from that experience. It came spontaneously, as a reflection of that encounter and of the teaching I received.
For me, it carries the memory of a difficult but important lesson: that anxiety is not only something to fight, but something to listen to, feel through, and ultimately soften.
Watercolor on Paper, April 2026, Peruvian Jungle