We Create the Walls — A Story of Art, Film, and Letting the Love In

Three new Little Gems inspired by a film about food, family, and human connection.

I love when art is born from an unexpected moment.

The 3 newest works in my Little Gems Series—We Create the Walls I, II, and III—were inspired by a quiet scene in the 2014 film The Hundred-Foot Journey.

It’s a joyful story about culinary rivalry and cross-cultural connection. But what stayed with me most wasn’t food.

It was a wall.

Specifically, a partially exposed brick wall in an Indian restaurant undergoing a renovation. Layers of red-brown brick peeked through green-blue stucco—and to me that was raw, honest, and quietly powerful.

That fleeting visual became the heartbeat of these paintings.

But there's more.

The titles speak not only to physical walls, but also the emotional ones we build to protect ourselves. But when we lower those walls, we can allow deep love and connection to enter.

✨ Explore the works below:

• We Create the Walls I

• We Create the Walls II

• We Create the Walls III

All are available as originals or high-quality prints through Saatchi Art.

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Thank you for supporting meaningful art. May these pieces soften a wall or two in your own world.