While The World I Grew Into looks outward at the places, memories and experiences that have shaped me, Homebody turns inward. It is a visualization of my home, the things I surround myself with, and the little details that make being at home feel like home.
The red apple represents my travels and the pieces of different places that I bring home with me.
Part of The World I Grew Into main visual, featuring the trio juvenile batfish that I saw in Sulawesi
Represents Diana, my best friend, because she lives in Switzerland and the cow just reminds me of the heavenly landscape.
A charm that says wanderer, fully representing how I'm a homebody but also someone who loves to wander around in my travels
A stylized version of my begonia plant, which I probably give a little too much attention to at home. And a crawling ladybug inspired by one that occasionally visits my pink bathroom
From all the flowers in this world, my ultimate favorite is pansy because it reminds me of spring and it's tiny but also very dramatic looking.
Two sand dollars, which in real life is actually white when it's no longer alive. But in my world, it's pink.
One of my favorite casual findings in my scuba dives, Linckia laevigata, or blue sea star! It's very common to see in the shallow waters of the tropical Indo-Pacific.