Created in Bozic’s signature technique of diluted acrylic on maple panel, this original painting was commissioned for Brave Baby Hummingbird (Simon & Schuster, 2024).

Beyond its role in the book, it stands as an independent work of art, embodying the fragility, resilience, and wonder that define Bozic’s larger practice.

A single hummingbird hovers delicately before an arching stem of bleeding heart blossoms, its shadow cast softly on the maple grain—an image of quiet beauty and fragile persistence.