Anna Pavlova

This is another hand-painted watch I created, inspired by a painting that struck me with an emotion I couldn't quite put into words. It was something burried deep in the outstretched pose and the intoxicated expression, somethig that stirred deep within me.

At the center of the canvas is a unique kind of dancer, one who doesn't seem to care about grace in the traditional sense. There's a sense of surrender in her posture - an effortless relaxation that still holds tension, but without stiffness.

The red ribbon in her hand feels like a projection of her inner world: freedom, courage, acceptance - something powerful, but not overwhelming. I was amazed that such a psychological state could be captured so vividly on canvas.

The painting is Anna Pavlova as a Bacchante by British artist John Collier, 1911. Anna Pavlova was one of the most renowned ballet dancers of the early 20th century, and a "Bacchante" is a female follower of Bacchus, the Roman god of wine-symbols of wildness, freedom, and the surrender to the senses.