When PhoenixWorx asked me to create a signature art piece for RISE!2026, I was excited to be a part of their first customer conference. My background is in corporate event management (even fintech for a number of years), and it made this project even more fun being on the other side.

The art had to carry the Phoenix energy. I wanted to the moment of lift: wings fully open, feathers still trailing, mid-rise. I wanted to feel alive and a little unruly, the way real growth usually is. It’s about momentum, and about rising together. Thank you to the PhoenixWorx team for trusting me with it.