MEGAN ASHMAN GALLERY
EXPERIENCE ART AS MAGIC
ORIGINAL MIXED-MEDIA ARTWORK
Fractured Reliquary
Megan Ashman
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PUBLISHED
SIZE
16x12
MEDIUM
Mixed media on canvas
COLLECTION
Elements & Seasons, Places & Spaces, People & Portraits, Emotion & Themes, Psychedelic & Surreal, Spirit & Dreams, Abstract & Concepts
SUBCOLLECTION
Water, Realms, People, The Shadow Self, Ethereal & Divine, Objects, Hands & Eyes, Textured & Found Objects
YEAR
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ABOUT THE WORK
Artwork Description
A mixed media collage on a,. unfolds as a dream of memory and perception — a collection of luminous fragments bound by unseen meaning. Deep purples and magentas hum with emotional density, while clusters of eyes radiate like relics of awareness, watching through time. A glass jar holds traces of the tangible world — fruit, color, reflection — preserving what slips through the hands. Behind it all, a faint sunlit chapel window glimmers, suggesting the sacred hidden within distortion. The gossamer textures, reminiscent of torn plastic or ghostly veils, drift between transparency and concealment, embodying the fragile tension between what remains and what dissolves.
HOW IT WAS MADE
Materials & Process
mediums/materials: phosphorescent paints, found objects, paper, wax, photo collage, oxidative inks, distress paint and inks, acrylic pouring, digitally altered images, acrylic paint, watercolor, spray paint, walnut ink, staining mediums, tissue paper, mica powders, glitter, heavy gel medium, gesso, pebeo prism and fantasy paints, ceramic paint, stained glass paint, alcohol inks, iridescent inks, distress crayons, charcoal, pastels, oil pastels, string, beads, jewelry, gems, chains, buttons, foils, newspaper, vinyl, plastic, walnut inks, india ink, colorshift paints and more!
THE ARTIST'S VOICE
Interpretation / Story
Symbolic and Thematic Interpretation: This piece is a meditation on memory, perception, and spiritual fragmentation. The eyes suggest consciousness splintered across experience—fragments of self-awareness, both human and divine. The cherries or fruits symbolize sweetness preserved in decay, echoes of vitality within deterioration. The blue porthole serves as an aperture into the subconscious, a glimpse beyond the visible world. Gossamer plastic imagery becomes a metaphor for modern fragility—the artificial entwined with the spiritual. The faint chapel window implies the sacred reassembled through distortion. Overall, Fractured Reliquary explores the rebuilding of the sacred from remnants, a visual archaeology of memory and perception where beauty arises from what has been altered, layered, and lost.
WHAT LIVES INSIDE
Hidden Images & Symbolic Elements
Symbolic and Thematic Interpretation
This piece feels like a meditation on memory, perception, and spiritual fragmentation.
The eyes suggest consciousness splintered across experience — fragments of self-awareness, both human and divine.
The cherries or fruits may symbolize sweetness preserved in decay, or the remnants of vitality amid deterioration — echoes of life’s sensuality within a reliquary of the past.
The blue porthole is a symbolic aperture — a glimpse into another realm or the subconscious mind, like looking through the surface of water into a submerged world.
The gossamer plastic imagery ties it all together as a metaphor for modern fragility — the artificial mixed with the spiritual, transformation through material residue.
The chapel window reintroduces the sacred, but through collage — faith reassembled from fragments.
Overall, Fractured Reliquary conveys the act of rebuilding the sacred from remnants, a visual archaeology of memory and perception, where beauty arises from what’s been altered, layered, and lost.
BEFORE YOU COLLECT
Framing & Shipping Notes
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ORIGINAL ARTWORK
This is the one-of-a-kind original, hand-created by Megan Ashman. No prints or reproductions are sold as originals.
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SHIPS CAREFULLY PACKAGED
Each work is packed with archival materials and shipped with care. Insurance and tracking are included with every order.
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FRAMING
This work ships unframed. Framing advice is available on request — we can suggest dimensions that suit the piece and your display context.
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QUESTIONS BEFORE PURCHASING
Collectors are warmly encouraged to contact the studio before purchasing. We welcome all questions about scale, display, and condition.
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