Unspoken explores the power of language and the tension between what is seen and what is understood. Each piece encodes a meaningful message in Braille, using layered geometric systems and tactile elements to reveal how words shape perception — and how meaning often exists just beyond what we immediately see.
The full Unspoken collection will be released in Spring 2026.
Unspoken I: Before the Break
Frederick Douglass
Acrylic and dimensional elements on canvas
20 × 30 in | 2026
This work interprets the words of Frederick Douglass, “It is easier to build strong children than it is to repair broken men.”
The painting was auctioned at the Little Hands Tablescapes 2026 event.
Colorful Braille-inspired abstract artwork on green background with raised circular forms by Merrill Moore
Awesome Responsibility, 2025
Wood discs on canvas, acrylic
48 x 60 inches
“The fact is that no species has ever had such wholesale control over everything on earth, living or dead, as we now have. That lays upon us, whether we like it or not, an awesome responsibility. In our hands now lies not only our own future, but that of all other living creatures with whom we share the earth.” - David Attenborough
WORD, 2025
Wood discs on wood panel, acrylic & resin
30 × 30 inches
This work departs from the hidden quotes found elsewhere in the series. Instead, it repeats the word WORD across the surface in Braille.
The repetition reflects the endless flow of language in daily life—words layered, interrupted, amplified, or forgotten. Some rise above the rest. Others are obscured before they are fully formed. Together they create a visual field of language itself: constant, overlapping, and always shaping meaning.
Already Ocean, 2026
Wood hemispheres on wood panel, acrylic & resin
36 × 36 inches
Already Ocean explores the tension between structure and surrender through a fluid interpretation of Braille. Departing from traditional linearity, the composition shifts in scale, spacing, and rhythm—mirroring the movement of water.
“Enlightenment is when a wave realizes it is the ocean.” — Thich Nhat Hanh