Reflections

Magical nights

Strawberry Rush, Nocturnal Bloom and the work that begins after dark.

A golden light glowing in the dark, with the silhouettes of plants and a bottle against it
Lamplight and shadows, December 2023.

Night appears again and again among the things that inspire Paradise Shoman. Several works began on what the stories call magical nights.

Strawberry Rush was born from a surge of feeling on one such night, drawn with black and coloured ink, pencil and watercolour on a wooden board.

Nocturnal Bloom was painted on an inspired night in 2018 with thyme seeds, watercolour, chocolate and coffee. In 2024 she renewed it, framing it with recycled paper, chocolate, coffee and acrylic colour.

A golden light glowing in the dark, with the silhouettes of plants and a bottle against it
Lamplight and shadows, December 2023. Photo: Orphic Herz archive.

Flow of Serenity, with mandarin peel, watercolour and ink, takes its calm from the night as well.

Sources: Artwork stories, Orphic Herz website (curated catalogue); Creative Expression page, Orphic Herz website.