Axis Monochrome Commission

Axis Monochrome is a name that came from watching how my art naturally moves between lines, light, and shadow — and noticing how it also moves something inside the person who looks at it.

Monochrome is simple: it’s black and white, maybe some gray. Stripping away color lets the shapes, the shadows, the textures speak louder. It’s like giving the eye and the mind space to notice things that get lost when everything is colorful. You start seeing not just what’s drawn, but what’s felt.

Axis is a word I’ve loved because it has layers. It’s a line that holds something together — a spine, a center, a balance. It’s also a little playful: “axis” sounds like “access.” That’s exactly what I hope the art does. It’s a kind of access into yourself. A way to pause and check your own balance, your own center, your own tilt.

When I call a piece Axis Monochrome, I mean both things at once. I’m creating in black and white on 13x19 bamboo-toned natural paper, holding the composition along an invisible line, and inviting someone to lean into their own inner axis. Sometimes it’s subtle, sometimes it’s a shift in how a space feels, or how someone notices themselves. Each piece is like a quiet doorway — a little pause, a little clarity, a little conversation between the viewer and their own self.

Axis Monochrome sprouted because I wanted my art to do more than sit on a wall. I wanted it to change the room and maybe, just maybe, change the way someone notices their own center.

What would it feel like to step into a space held in black and white on natural-toned paper? How might a drawing invite you to notice your own balance, your own quiet strength? Could a commissioned piece be a guide on your journey, a personal mirror to reflect healing, intention, and presence? Axis Monochrome is meant to open that doorway — and the question is, will you walk through it?