I want to advocate and create a space for healing with my art for this body of work. Myself and the world have been in turmoil forthe past 3 to 4 years due to the COVID 19 pandemic, thankfully because of the advancement of technology and medicine we havepassed the worst stage of it, we are now able to control and prevent the virus. Albeit there is still an ongoing battle of mental healthand well being in a variety of ways including through isolation and loneliness, job loss and financial instability, illness andgrief.With this series I have created a body of work using the Lotus Flower as the centre of my concept. My pattern work, textures,colorsand shapes will be derived and inspired by this flower which has varies meanings from culture to culture. The Lotus Flower intheChinese and African culture is the symbol of honesty, goodness beauty and purity. In general, however, the lotus commonly servesas a sacred for purity, rebirth, and strength. Because lotuses rise from the mud without stains, they are often viewed as a symbol ofpurity. Since they return to the murky water each evening and open their blooms at the break of day, lotus flowers are also symbolsof strength, resilience, and rebirth. Still another lotus flower meaning is transcendence: the lotus represents the transcendingofman’s spirit over worldly matter since it blooms from the underworld into the light. (Saffron Marigold; 2022)I feel that the symbolism and meaning of this flower portrays the healing I wish to advocate for in my body of work currently. Iwantto unpack the discourses of mental health and well being post the pandemic, and simultaneously create a space for healing, rebirth,forgiveness, self-love and truth. When people engage with the artworks, I would like for them to find these qualities of the lotusflower within themselves when they are observing my artworks and to be encased with that type of energy. The 3 dimensionaldepth and layering of the artworks speaks to the intercracy of the human mind, body and soul.