Carnet Held in Color

This image honors identity, care, and connection without performance. A Black woman sits grounded, holding a rainbow puzzle piece not as a symbol to explain herself, but as something already known and lived. The moment is quiet and intentional. There is no fixing here. No completion narrative. Just presence, dignity, and choice. This piece speaks to disability, queerness, and belonging as lived realities, not concepts. It is for those who carry themselves gently in a world that often misunderstands what it means to be whole. Designed for visibility without spectacle and affirmation without demand.