Born in 2021 as part of the wider BLACK X BOLD series celebrating female empowerment, Dare To Desire is one of my favourite artworks to date. Striking yet serene, elegant and delicate, it captures that balance we many of us strive to achieve between accessibility and setting boundaries. Many of us yearn to be desired and to be able to make ourselves available to love, but also have a need to establish parameters and boundaries for self-preservation and protection. This piece is all about being seen and desired, while not yielding entirely to external demands, pressures and advances of others.