THROUGH 3 PORTALS
2D Paper IllustrationsPaper Art
date: January 2026
In one meditation I found myself moving through portals, first a liquid threshold brimming with fluffy & puffy clouds that sparkled, producing beautiful spectrum rainbows from the condensation. As I passed through this airy setting, it waterfalled me into a second threshold that opened up a deep earthly cavern, a shadow realm that when approached closely was lined with cumulative crystals, born from deep pressure, each sparkling with more mysterious grandeur than the last. I continued on a small sparkly path through twinkling shadows until it led me to the final threshold, a portal to the forest. Within that forest was a beautiful welcoming of overarching trees, with the branches of their canopies supporting small guardians of my dreams to a wooded water altar, holding the most beautiful radiant star. A spark of consciousness held deep within the center of my being.
Hand assembled, vector drawn & machine cut paper artwork made with various treated papers, color & glitter, layered 2D illustration.
Medium: handmade/ machine cut paper artwork/ LED lights infused
Photography & artwork copyright Lacy Barry 2025
photography by Johann Jason Fanger