Tag: symbolic art

bowl

A black-and-white multi-panel graphic poem showing a blonde woman burying her soul, placing it beneath a bowl of water, rescuing it from drowning, and ultimately finding peace beneath the moon. The symbolic noir illustrations explore healing, self-discovery, spirituality, and emotional rebirth.

What happens when you bury your soul only to discover it was never drowning at all? This symbolic noir graphic poem explores guilt, identity, forgiveness, and the quiet peace that comes from becoming yourself again.

lead zeppelin

What if Mother Nature could speak? This illuminated manuscript reimagines Earth’s voice as both creator and grieving parent, weaving together forests, storms, frogs, galaxies, and forgotten myths into a symbolic visual poem. Ornate borders, gilded details, and medieval storytelling transform environmental reflection into a modern illuminated epic.

led zeppelin

What if Mother Nature could speak? This illuminated manuscript reimagines Earth’s voice as both creator and grieving parent, weaving together forests, storms, frogs, galaxies, and forgotten myths into a symbolic visual poem. Ornate borders, gilded details, and medieval storytelling transform environmental reflection into a modern illuminated epic.

street nights

An original mixed-media poetry collage by The Ivory Rose depicting a surreal dreamscape where a blonde woman peacefully sleeps upon a rainbow ascending toward a glowing heavenly doorway. Filled with stars, butterflies, hot air balloons, flowers, celestial imagery, stained glass, and handwritten poetry, the artwork symbolizes emotional healing, childlike wonder, imagination, and the desire to find peace beyond life's hardships. The collage blends fantasy illustration, vintage paper textures, and symbolic storytelling into a vibrant visual poem.

Where city lights meet wildflowers and moonlight becomes a guide, this symbolic visual poem follows birds, fairies, dandelions, and hidden stars through a landscape where love asks only one thing: keep moving forward.

doorway

Mixed media collage featuring the poem "Can't Let the Day Get You Down" with vintage medical illustrations, IV drip, heartbeat monitor, wildflowers, butterfly, and hopeful symbolism about resilience, healing, and mental health.

Sometimes healing isn’t a dramatic escape—it begins with stepping through a broken doorway. Looking Out of a Busted Doorway reflects on releasing yesterday, embracing transformation, and recognizing that, like smoke, the pieces of us never truly disappear. The accompanying mixed-media collage layers vintage textures, symbolic puzzles, and luminous landscapes into a visual meditation on resilience and renewal.

cloud

A dreamlike poem exploring snow, hidden stars, clouds, and the quiet mystery of winter nights. Illustrated in The Ivory Rose’s elegant minimalistic style with symbolic footprints, celestial imagery, and ethereal birds in flight.