Return to Ether - Cat Skull (1) watercolor long regarded as a shapeshifter

long regarded as a shapeshifter and guide in mythology

or spaces designed for stillness and reflection

and how even endings carry a strange kind of bloom

and the quiet truth that we are all made of stardust

A meditation

Return to Ether - Cat Skull (1) watercolor long regarded as a shapeshifterEthereal and quietly powerful, this mixed media painting by J. Brooke Wade captures the mystery of life after death through a cosmic lens. At its center is a delicate cat skull, surrounded by vibrant nebulae of blue, violet, green, and gold a swirling, celestial map of the souls journey beyond the physical world. The skull doesnt feel morbid it feels sacred, like a relic suspended in time, in the space where spirit and stardust meet. This piece