Petals of Perseverance, 2025, photography and encaustic, 4 x 4 in. / 10.16 x 10.16 cm.

Petals of Perseverance, Nafia Syeed, 2025, photography and encaustic, 4 x 4 in. / 10.16 x 10.16 cm.

*Petals of Perseverance* is a testament to resilience. Captured through my lens, delicate asters emerge from encaustic layers, their petals frozen yet eternal. Embellished with gold leaf and mosaic, it reflects endurance and hope, a reminder that even through life’s storms, beauty always finds a way.