A vertical wrist-to-elbow composition: * Wrist: scattered ash, cracked gr...

"A vertical wrist-to-elbow composition: * Wrist: scattered ash, cracked ground, maybe a partially buried Marine Corps dog tag * Lower/middle forearm: two dog tags hanging from a chain, slightly weathered and scratched * Behind the tags: heavy black-gray smoke * Middle: the smoke begins forming into a phoenix / rising warrior * Upper forearm: the figure becomes fully formed and powerful, moving upward * “RISE” runs vertically through the composition, almost as if it’s emerging from the smoke * Near the elbow: the darkest smoke opens into lighter space, symbolizing coming out of the difficult period"