Flower – Hori – 15″ x 12″ – Mixed Media (Wheat)

Hori

Born under the boundless Afghan sky, where wheat whispered secrets in the wind, Hori's artistic spirit bloomed as naturally as the golden fields. Even at eighteen, she felt the spell of NaghashiKhat, its graceful dance of calligraphy and painting etched onto the woven canvas of wheat straw. Life, however, wove a different tapestry. Motherhood and the demands of medical studies tucked her artistic dreams away, though their whispers remained, mingling with the rustle of wheat in the fields. Then, in 2021, the familiar rhythm of life abruptly changed. The Taliban's return painted a harsh new reality, forcing her family onto a perilous journey across continents. San Antonio, with its warm embrace, became their unexpected haven. Yet, even amidst the upheaval, the artist in her refused to be extinguished. As her children acclimated to this unfamiliar world, Hori saw an opening, a chance to finally answer the persistent whispers of her soul. She returned not just to wheat straw, but to her passion itself. Its golden strands, whispering of resilience and new beginnings, came alive in her hands. Delicate strands were woven into intricate tapestries, each one a story spun from memory and hope. The familiar strokes of NaghashiKhat, once mere whispers, found new life in the rustling texture of the wheat, each piece holding a fragment of her past, transformed into something new. Hori's spirit, never truly absent from creation, now soared, free to follow its passion and bloom anew in the fields of San Antonio.