06/ربيع الأول/1432 01:16 م

Artist Mira Michelle used a period of unemployment and personal hardship to change her lifestyle. In the process, she was inspired to create new artwork--her "Abundant Solutions" series, influenced by French Deco illustrations.  Read her essay about how the experience enabled her to feel more strongly connected to her core values and her community, and prompted her to reconsider the relationship between the economy, ecology and home.