Rachel in Miami, 2026, mixed media, 36 x 60 in. / 91.44 x 152.4 cm.

Rachel in Miami, Kristin Manning, 2026, mixed media, 36 x 60 in. / 91.44 x 152.4 cm.

Rachel stands on a deck in Miami wrapped in the warm night glow. Her orange dress, rich and luminous, catches the soft light, its fabric shifting gently in the breeze. Above her strings of tiny lights stretch across the deck, twinkling like low hung stars. She is still, caught in a natural pause.