Sacred Portal 2014 Oil on canvas, mounted on a wooden stretcher frame — 90 × 70 cm / 35.4 × 27.6 in The Dead Sea in Israel holds special meaning for me and inspired *Sacred Portal*. I see the desert as more than barren land. It recalls our origins and reconnects us with what is authentic. Free from social roles and expectations, solitude encourages reflection and growth. The work presents the desert as a threshold between the outer world and inner self.