I painted this work in acrylic directly onto an antique book, The Sweetness of Friendship (1932).

This piece considers the threshold between friendship and romantic love — particularly relationships that develop slowly and without clear permission.

Size & Framing

• Artwork size (book): 5 × 6 inches

• Framed size: 9 × 10 inches

• Preserved in a black gallery frame with gold trim, echoing the book’s original gilding