"Frost’s Footsteps" : Week 4 of “Fifty-Two Reflections”–my year-long artwork series on playing cards–one card a week for a full deck. 
 
Acrylic on 2.5 x 3.5 playing card.
 
*One original piece per month of the collection will be available for purchase prior to the exhibition of the full collection in 2027. 
 
The story:
A solitary trail of footprints winds through pristine snow, leading the viewer's eye deeper into a thicket of stark, barren trees. The scene offers a meditation on winter’s duality of harsh beauty and quiet serenity when the world transforms beneath a fresh snowfall.
 
These footprints trace the mysterious passage of Jack Frost - that mythical figure whose icy breath transforms the familiar into something otherworldly. He's passed through unseen, leaving only this evidence of his nocturnal work.
 
The significant winter storm that impacted much of the country inspired this week’s reflection. Some traditions link the suits of playing cards to the four seasons, with spades representing winter. The association of Jack Frost as the personification of winter itself makes him the perfect "jack of winter's suit."