Monika Tkaczyk

After the Storm, the Land Remembers

After the Storm, the Land Remembers

This work continues the narrative of transformation explored in After the Storm, I Root Again. Where the previous piece speaks of personal grounding and inner return, this work expands into the landscape itself — as if the earth carries memory of what has passed through it.

Layers of glass, pigment, and light create a shifting terrain where traces of movement remain visible — not as destruction, but as evidence of change. The gestural white marks cut across the surface like echoes of energy, while warm earth tones meet a quiet horizon of blue, suggesting both disruption and calm.

Part of the Between Light and Silence series, this piece explores the moment after intensity — when something deeper settles, and a new state begins to emerge.

Light becomes an active presence within the work, revealing different emotional dimensions depending on its angle — never fixed, always alive.

This work is part of an ongoing exploration that began with After the Storm, I Root Again — a piece focused on personal grounding and emotional return.

The storm is no longer only internal.

It moves through the landscape — leaving marks, shifting textures, and traces of energy that remain embedded within the surface.

This piece is not about destruction.

It is about what stays.

Through layers of kiln-fired glass and expressive marks, the work reflects the quiet moment after intensity — when something unseen begins to settle, and a new form slowly takes shape.

There is a subtle dialogue between chaos and calm, movement and stillness.

And somewhere in between — a sense of memory held within the land itself.

 Kiln-fired hand-painted glass (1.5 mm)

 Size: 18 × 18 cm

 Light-reactive surface

 One-of-a-kind piece


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I’m Monika

Glass artist specializing in stained glass and painted glass – blending light, creativity, and intention. Also an IT professional, bringing precision and depth into every projects.

My art is not only about form and colour – it is about energy and transformation.
In my spiritual practice, I guide others through Theta Healing, meditation, and inner journeys.

This path complements my artistic work, as both are rooted in light, intention, and the desire to inspire change.

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