I don’t often write at length, but there’s a bit of a full circle moment that only became apparent to me in the past month or so. The first collection I inscribed on Ordinals was A Bouquet of Intimate Passings. It spoke to finality. Each rose represented a life, an age, and the paint acted as the experience and how well they held up within it. The exact moment each was captured for the series would be the last breath. A reflective series, and a reminder of our pace with death. I wasn’t sure I’d ever get another collection on Ordinals. I started work on As The Veil Falls, a series exploring the power of an event to cause great change in one’s life. Perspective altered, and the feeling of never being able to hold innocence again. 32 works under a 4mb parent. Again, I thought it would be my last shot at a big collection. I kept moving in the studio. What Remains With You transpired. It speaks to legacy, not the kind you leave behind, but the things you don’t leave behind. Metabolising pain and trauma to clear a slate for the next. Each work was released with a dual physical to complete the concept. It wasn’t until I was halfway through Born in a Lucid Dream that I realised this was a full circle moment, in quite an organic way. Not in order, but as I came to them, or they came to me. The pillars of life, as I know it, explored within four series on btc. The chance to inscribe these works on Ordinals is not lost on me. It’s a privilege to have had the support to bring these collections to life, and to take a moment to reflect on where the studio has led me in two years. I never know what is next. I am at the whim of my own hands, and that is the most vulnerable and most exciting part. Everything is only in this moment. I spoke of the ultimate: one from each collection, to create an unforgettable MelzieQ holding. Only two collectors hold it 🌹 Wires Fire / Born in a Lucid Dream A Rose That Faced The Sun Alone / As The Veil Falls Wasted Husk / A Bouquet of Intimate Passings A Life Measured in Presence / What Remains With You