"Vivid Dream" features a calm, intense female face painted in oil on a vintage lace curtain, layered over an unfinished crazy quilt top with appliquéd words. Painting on this curtain, once purely decorative and domestic, and turning it into something entirely different feels meaningful. The fabric acts as a veil, reflecting how we all make choices about what to reveal and what to conceal. The crazy quilt top, with its imperfect beauty, draws from the practice of women in my family who turned scraps into functional items, and conveys the complexity of an inner life often hidden. These repurposed materials allow me to connect with unknown female makers of the past, honoring their work and reimagining their legacy. The words "Vivid Dream" reference the clear, intense inner visions that may not fully manifest outwardly. "Vivid Dream" invites the viewer to reflect on the tensions between visibility and concealment that shape identity, and to consider the transformative power of reinvention.