Dawn Leigh
San Francisco, CA
Artist and storyteller crafting fine art collages from recycled materials, inspired by marine life, ecology, and collective memory.
MessageCollection: Kiss
Kiss is a study of intimacy—the moment when distance disappears, when breath meets breath, and two people exchange something wordless yet profound.
This series seeks to capture the internal world of a kiss:
the heartbeat felt through the skin,
the softness of surrender,
the bravery it takes to lean in,
and the way a single moment can echo long after it fades.
the heartbeat felt through the skin,
the softness of surrender,
the bravery it takes to lean in,
and the way a single moment can echo long after it fades.
Shaped by the way I see the world—slowly, intentionally, through the lens of someone who has learned to observe deeply—these works focus on the emotional architecture of connection. Every angle, shadow, and contour becomes part of a quietly powerful story.
Kiss is both personal and universal.
It reflects the tenderness we crave, the vulnerability we offer, and the transformative spark that happens when two people meet in perfect stillness, even for a breath.
It reflects the tenderness we crave, the vulnerability we offer, and the transformative spark that happens when two people meet in perfect stillness, even for a breath.
