Art Beyond Canvas

A New Chapter Begins

Some days art feels like performance loud, polished, finished.
And some days, art feels like a deep exhale.

Welcome to the deep exhale.

If you’ve followed my work over the past two years from Twelve Chapters in Motion to Twelve Reflections in Motion you’ll know I’ve always been drawn to movement, pause, and what sits quietly between the two. Canvas was my home for a long time, and I’m grateful for everything it allowed me to explore.

But lately, something kept nudging me.

What if the work could hold more
more weight, more texture, more presence?

Why wood?

I moved to plywood not because it’s trendy or dramatic, but because wood holds time differently.

It has grain. Resistance. Memory.
It doesn’t just accept paint it responds to it.

Working on wood slowed me down. It asked for patience. It made space for listening. Each panel carries its own tone and warmth, and I let those differences stay. Nothing is forced into uniformity.

That’s where Art Beyond Canvas began.

Not fixed. Not precious. Just present.

These modular panels aren’t about perfect composition or rules.
They’re meant to be played with, rearranged, lived with.

There’s no right way to place them.
No final version.

You can change them as your space or your mood changes. Think of them as gentle companions on your wall, not statements shouting for attention.

(Also, no one will tell you you’ve done it “wrong.” I promise.)

More than décor

These pieces aren’t made to fill a wall.
They’re made to hold a pause.

For homes that value stillness.
For spaces that breathe.
For people who feel deeply but don’t need everything to be explained.

Each panel is:

• hand-painted
• made in limited numbers
• created slowly, with intention

Availability follows the making — not the other way around.

Stepping into the world

Selected works from Art Beyond Canvas will be presented at the Malaysian International Furniture Fair (MIFF) 2026, in collaboration with Xordinary. The theme this year is happiness — not the loud kind, but the quiet, grounding kind.

It feels like the right place for these pieces to begin their life beyond the studio.

A quiet welcome

If you’re new here, take your time.
You don’t need to understand everything at once.

The work will meet you where you are.

Still in motion,
Reena