{"product_id":"reckoning-with-the-unconscious-29","title":"Reckoning with the Unconscious #29","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"infobox\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWatercolor on 9\" x 12\" coldpress paper\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOriginal (one-of-a-kind)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere are so many things that shape who we are. The places we come from, the people who came before us, the traditions we carry, and the natural world that surrounds us all become part of our identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI thought about this while living in Panama and learning more about the many cultures and histories that have come together here. The Afro-Caribbean presence is an important part of Panama's story, shaped by generations of people who came from the Caribbean and made their homes here.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis painting reflects on the beauty of carrying those histories and differences with us rather than trying to blend them away. The toucan, with its brilliantly colored bill, connects her to the natural world and to ancient Panamanian symbolism, where the bird may have held cosmological significance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePerhaps the things that make us different are not what separate us, but what make the whole more beautiful. We each carry our own stories, and together they create something far richer than any single story could hold.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca title=\"Contact us for pricing\" href=\"https:\/\/teresamandala.com\/pages\/contact-me\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContact Us for Pricing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Teresa Mandala Studio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67625031434394,"sku":null,"price":1.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0323\/0498\/8295\/files\/ReckoningwiththeUnconscious-29.jpg?v=1790787079","url":"https:\/\/teresamandala.com\/products\/reckoning-with-the-unconscious-29","provider":"Teresa Mandala Studio","version":"1.0","type":"link"}