THE AFTER PARTY

The After Party

The music stopped hours ago, but nobody went home.

They drifted outside, arms over shoulders, one hand raised to the sky as if to hold the night a little longer. Above them, deep plum softened into lilac, then blush, then coral. Morning arrived quietly and joined them.

The figures are natural cork, left just as they came from the bottle. The sky is hand painted cork, moving from midnight to sunrise, with vintages like 2014 and 2020 still stamped into some. Each one a night someone didn't want to end.

This piece is for the lingering. The people who stay until the sky turns gold.

Built from moments. Nothing wasted.