{"product_id":"temple-guardian-ashen","title":"Temple Guardian: Ashen","description":"\u003ch1 data-section-id=\"1ox9wtc\" data-start=\"1411\" data-end=\"1424\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1426\" data-end=\"1482\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1426\" data-end=\"1435\"\u003eAshen\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1435\" data-end=\"1438\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"1438\" data-end=\"1482\"\u003eTemple Guardian Series – Original Painting\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1484\" data-end=\"1667\"\u003eAshen is part of the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1505\" data-end=\"1531\"\u003eTemple Guardian series\u003c\/strong\u003e, a collection of paintings exploring the ancient beings said to watch over sacred places long after the people who built them are gone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1669\" data-end=\"1924\"\u003eIn this piece, a vast purple guardian bends low over a volcanic ridge, its massive form looming above a harsh and barren landscape. The mountains appear scorched and wind-carved, their slopes stripped of the green life found in other temples of the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1926\" data-end=\"2071\"\u003eAt the summit of the tallest peak stands a solitary figure—small against the immensity of the land and the quiet presence of the guardian itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2073\" data-end=\"2292\"\u003eUnlike the forest and sky guardians of the series, \u003cstrong data-start=\"2124\" data-end=\"2133\"\u003eAshen\u003c\/strong\u003e is tied to the wounded places of the earth. The creature does not dominate the land, but studies it, as though listening for something deep beneath the stone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2294\" data-end=\"2499\"\u003eTextured paint across the volcanic terrain and mountain ridges creates a rough, mineral surface that shifts subtly in the light, reinforcing the sense that the land itself is ancient, fractured, and alive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2501\" data-end=\"2661\"\u003eWithin the mythology of the Temple Guardians, \u003cstrong data-start=\"2547\" data-end=\"2556\"\u003eAshen\u003c\/strong\u003e is the watcher of the burned lands—the keeper of places where the earth has broken open and begun again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2663\" data-end=\"2796\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2663\" data-end=\"2674\"\u003eMedium:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mixed media on canvas\u003cbr data-start=\"2696\" data-end=\"2699\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2699\" data-end=\"2710\"\u003eSeries:\u003c\/strong\u003e Temple Guardians\u003cbr data-start=\"2727\" data-end=\"2730\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2730\" data-end=\"2747\"\u003eOriginal Work\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2747\" data-end=\"2750\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2750\" data-end=\"2796\"\u003eAvailable for viewing in the Suches studio\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2798\" data-end=\"2857\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"2798\" data-end=\"2857\"\u003eOriginal works are available for in-person purchase only.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Serendipity Sellers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48061952491745,"sku":null,"price":1400.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0803\/2963\/8113\/files\/fullpainting_132a2cad-38e0-4cb0-bf0b-d9db1e6ea729.jpg?v=1773077307","url":"https:\/\/serendipity-sellers.myshopify.com\/products\/temple-guardian-ashen","provider":"Serendipity Sellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}