Continuous Flow (2018-2019) - In the summer of 2018, I developed “trigger thumbs” in both hands, which meant that neither of my thumbs could bend. Without a functioning opposable thumb I could not hold a brush or write my name. I tried to treat the situation first with massage, then acupuncture, hand splints, physical therapy, diet, and then finally after six months, surgery on my right hand, and a month or so later, surgery on my left. I found ways around the awkwardness to continue to paint both with and without brushes. The injury was not the reason I changed the way I paint, as that had started two years before, but it did convince me that this door had opened for a reason.