Fall represents a season of reflection, letting go of what no longer serves us; a shedding of old to make way for the new. A time of spiritual growth and deepening. The "old" doesn't represent any negative aspect of self, rather it can be seen as a layer of what we used to serve us that allowed us to get to where we are now. It's home to some of the shadow-self that kept us alive, sane and moving forward. Healing portraiture was created to honor these shadow spaces, as well