The Rising Lotus

The Lotus Queen

The Lotus Queen is a self-portrait of the artist and creator of The Rising Lotus NFT collection. The Lotus Queen is done in the style of Sad Pepe. Crypto really adopted Sad Pepe in 2016, the same year I had the worst year of my life. After the last wave of notable Pepes, I dove down the rabbit hole and found a deep connection with the sad frog. The Lotus Queen is a digital finger painting on my phone, and a self-portrait is drawn the day I got my wallet drained by a scammer for the first time, just last week. 


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The Blue Lotus or Egyptian Dream Flower symbolizes the sun as it dives down into the depth and darkness at night, and then rises each day with the sun, its yellow center reflecting back the sun's rays like a mirror.  3500 years ago ancient Egyptians discovered the blue lotus had psychedelic properties in the petals, and they added the petals to wine. 

In Egyptian culture the blue lotus represents life, immortality, and resurrection.

In Buddhism, the blue lotus symbolizes the victory of spirit over the senses, and the triumph of wisdom over suffering.

Hindu culture also uses the blue lotus as a symbol for the rising sun out of the dark night. 

Hope Rises in the Dark, and heads toward the light. 

Watercolor & Glitter Paints on Black Canvas 60cm x 40cm  


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Varuni is the Hindu Goddess of Wine & Winning

There is not much known about this sultry Goddess, but the story goes she made men fall madly in love with her and left a trail of broken hearts. It is said that she used her elixir of the Gods to break men's hearts. However, she always left them with hope, as she is also the Goddess of winning. 

Overglaze Porcelain | 12 Karat Platinum Rim | Pink Lotus Flowers | 1.5 Liter Pitcher

Winning Bidder Receives the physical item shipped worldwide

Bidders 2, 3, & 4 will be awarded 1/1 Bidder's Editions of Varuni charging at the Himalayan Salt Rocks

Varuni's Vessel

Hope Blooms in the Light

Hope is born in the dark and begins to rise toward the light, where it blooms. No matter how dark things get, there is always hope. Just like the lotus flower, it doesn"t matter how deep the $h_t is that you are in. Breathe, and rise toward the light, where you can bloom. 

Watercolor & Glitter Paint on Canvas 60cm x 40cm

Hope Blooms in the Light

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The Blue Lotus or Egyptian Dream Flower symbolizes the sun as it dives down into the depth and darkness at night, and then rises each day with the sun, its yellow center reflecting back the sun"s rays like a mirror.  3500 years ago ancient Egyptians discovered the blue lotus had psychedelic properties in the petals, and they added the petals to wine. 

In Egyptian culture the blue lotus represents life, immortality, and resurrection.

In Buddhism, the blue lotus symbolizes the victory of spirit over the senses, and the triumph of wisdom over suffering.

Hindu culture also uses the blue lotus as a symbol for the rising sun out of the dark night. 

Hope Rises in the Dark, and heads toward the light. 

Watercolor & Glitter Paints on Black Canvas 60cm x 40cm  


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What is the Trifecta? 

It's three things | FREEDOM | LIBERTY | INDPENDENCE |

Trifecta is a self portrait mixed media collage. 

The central theme revolves around the painted door that I'm standing in front of, and that same door that's also on the castle. 

Freedom Liberty and Independence are a state of mind. 

They cannot be taken from you. You are the key to your own Trifecta. 

Everything that happens to you, happens for you. Everything has a lesson, if you choose to learn it. 

You are the queen of your own castle. 

If you have no doors of opportunity to walk through. Create your own. 

When life seems like an insane carousel ride around the volcano, be the Purple dragon that escaped into the sky. 

If your feet are in the fire, know that they are planted on the lily pad and you will RISE.

Love, 

RiRi_LotusQueen