STRIKE
/ THE GALLERY :a meditation on conductivity. ink illustrations on watercolor paper | October 2026Long before science gave us a new, mathematical language to explain it - - -
lightning was considered
an expression of
nature's patterns,
spiritual energy,
and the cosmic laws ordering the universe.
In ancient times,
it was a physical manifestation
of supernatural intervention,
divine truth,
creative force,
expanded awareness,
and alchemy.
strike
Fertility,
an omen,
or a calling.
A blessing, and a burden.
It should be no surprise, then,
that lightning
most often strikes
tall,
isolated trees.
Often,
the same ones
over
and over
again.
Those with a specific
internal
composition;
characteristics
which allow this
celestial-terrestrial interaction
to happen
with least resistance.
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This is not about trees.
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words + artwork © 2025 / 2026 | Teodora Nicolae | all rights reserved. Unauthorized duplication, reproduction, or resale is strictly prohibited. PS - Feeding my work into AI is also clown behavior, don’t do that sh*t.
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