Eight Years, 2025, acrylic on reclaimed velvet, 15 x 20 in. / 38.1 x 50.8 cm.

Eight Years, Sonia Redfern, 2025, acrylic on reclaimed velvet, 15 x 20 in. / 38.1 x 50.8 cm.

A binary star system sloughs off a layers of gas every 8 years, creating an object in space reminiscent of tree rings; the view from the rooftop of the apartment building I lived in 8 years ago when the last ring of dust was made.