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Threads of Resilience- Original Painting by Leah Nadeau

Threads of Resilience- Original Painting by Leah Nadeau

by leahnadeau

🎁Collector's Gift—Spend $200 or more and receive a mini print set of two 8 x 8 limited edition prints. Expires 10/31.

$2,600.00 - $2,600.00
$2,600.00
$2,600.00 - $2,600.00
$2,600.00
Description

This is an acrylic painting on a gallery-wrapped 1.5-inch-thick canvas, 25 x 31”. Comes framed in black or walnut, ready to hang on your wall. 

INSPIRATION: 

In 2020, I was “diagnosed” with burning mouth syndrome during the pandemic. I went to countless doctors and nobody knew how to help me. The diagnosis is an umbrella term that essentially means it’s of an unknown origin and has no cure.

I saw 4 dermatologists. I saw countless dentists. I even saw the University of Michigan Orafacial pain clinic, which was the most dismissive experience I ever had. They recommended I take ashwagandha, which is an herb.

I got patch testing done and that lead to me finding out I’m allergic to about 15 things that I now avoid including cinnamon, fragrance and most metals. I had some dental work changed out that helped as well thanks to my dentist in Seattle identifying it.

Finally, I moved to Portland and saw a mucosal specialist. She diagnosed me with an auto immune disease that attacks the inside of my mouth called Oral Lichen Planus.

It’s not curable, but with certain medications it can be managed to a level that doesn’t leave me grumpy all day from pain.

I’ve been on Plaquenil for 8 months, and although I still have mouth pain every single day, I have a name for why I have this and things like mouth rinses to help manage it.

Resilience, for me, hasn’t meant finding a way to make everything okay. It has meant continuing to ask questions when no one has answers, learning how to care for myself in the middle of uncertainty, and learning how to adapt.

I still live with pain, but I’m no longer searching for a name. Maybe that’s why I return to resilience in my work: not as a neat ending, imperfect act of continuing to make a life that feels like my own despite the obstacles I face. 
Shipping, Delivery & Returns

SHIPPING

Shipping is included with every original painting. Your artwork will be carefully packed, fully insured for its purchase price, and shipped within 10 business days. You’ll receive tracking information as soon as it is on its way.

DELIVERY

Depending on your location, delivery may take up to three weeks from the date of purchase.

If your painting arrives damaged, please contact me right away and keep all of the original packaging so I can help resolve the issue.

RETURNS

Returns are accepted. Please contact me within 14 days of delivery to begin a return. The painting must be returned in its original condition and packaging, using a professional shipping service with tracking and insurance for its full value. Return shipping and insurance are the buyer’s responsibility. Approved returns must be shipped within seven days of contacting me. Your refund will be issued after the painting arrives safely and its condition has been confirmed.

Packaging

Original artwork comes signed and wrapped in paper, with layers of protective packaging, before being boxed so that it arrives in pristine condition, ready for you to hang. Each original includes a certificate of authenticity, signed by the artist for provenance.

Guarantee

Your artwork will arrive in pristine condition, securely packaged with care and attention.

In the extremely rare event that your artwork doesn't arrive in perfect condition, I have a 100% satisfaction guarantee for your peace of mind.

Contact me within 24 hours with details and clear photographs of the damage/quality issue, and I will resolve it promptly.

About The Artist

I’m Leah Nadeau, and I create original abstract paintings for people who want their homes to feel unmistakably like their own.

My work is shaped by architecture, midcentury modern design, my film school background, and synesthesia, which means I experience music as color. Every painting is made slowly, by hand, and one at a time.

Filled with color, joy, resilience, and a little weirdness, these paintings aren’t meant to disappear into the background. They become the piece you build the entire room around.

My work has been featured in Atomic Ranch Magazine, exhibited at Modernism Week in Palm Springs, and permanently installed at the Henry Ford Health Cancer Institute in Detroit.

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