Blackberry

"Blackberry"

Diptych, 80×70 cm
Acrylic, polymer clay, author's technique
Larisa Ruy, 2022

The blackberry demands no care.
It takes root where nothing else holds.
Thorny, wild, resilient — and generous, if you’re patient enough.

It’s not something you deliberately plant.
It simply appears — and bears fruit.
And fruits, as you know, never go unnoticed.
Which is why not everyone finds them to their taste.
Those who stare too closely at someone else’s harvest often end up pricked first.

This image isn’t for decoration.
It’s about those who live deeply.
About strength that needs no approval.
And about fruits that always leave an aftertaste.