{"product_id":"freedom-in-abstraction-11-x14-original-art-unframed-copy","title":"Freedom | 11”x14” | Original Art | Unframed","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eSeptember 11, 2001. I was 17 years old and a senior in high school.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eI remember the fear and disbelief of that day vividly. But I also remember what followed—the flags everywhere, the pride, and a sense of unity that felt almost tangible.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eI was old enough to understand that the world had changed, but too young to understand the full weight of what would follow.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eLooking back, I think something shifted in me too. The feeling of being invincible gave way to fear, and my choices became safer, more practical, more focused on the path I thought I \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003eshould\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e take.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eThis painting holds both memories for me: the darkness of that day and the complicated beauty of the unity that followed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eTwenty-five years later, I’m still thinking about what it means to be American, how a single day can change the direction of a life, and how much of who we become is shaped by the moments we never could have prepared for.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eNever forget.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginal acrylic painting\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWatercolor, acrylic, pencil, charcoal, ink\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePaper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnframed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne-of-a-kind original\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCreated in Las Vegas, Nevada\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alycia Cordova Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50515907412216,"sku":null,"price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0727\/4820\/4280\/files\/1572FCFA-CF0B-47FB-A24E-BE9441A0101B.png?v=1789477062","url":"https:\/\/alyciacordovaart.com\/products\/freedom-in-abstraction-11-x14-original-art-unframed-copy","provider":"Alycia Cordova Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}