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Our thoughts arrive in typed bubbles on a screen — quick, uniform, and gone in a scroll. Things I Meant to Say is my way of holding onto what we're losing. I build each painting in layers: a deep base color buried beneath a thick top coat. Then I write into the wet surface, scratching through with different tools until the color beneath comes to light. There's an urgency to it — the paint only stays workable for so long. What emerges is handwriting freed from legibility: loops and strokes that carry feeling without fixed meaning. Every painting holds words I meant to say — offered to the viewer to interpret, the way we all fill in the blanks.\" — Teodora Guererra\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"he-said-she-said-pair","title":"He Said \/ She Said (pair)","description":"\u003cp\u003eAcrylic on canvas, 18 x 18 x 1\" each; sold as a pair.\u003cbr\u003eFrom the \"Things I Meant to Say\" collection, this specially priced pair of paintings on 1\" deep canvas captures both sides of a conversation. Delicate script is carved into a warm surface of blended pink and tangerine, each fine line revealing the teal hidden beneath. Hung side by side or vertical, the two canvases read like an exchange — messages sent back and forth, felt rather than deciphered. In an age when our words arrive typed and fleeting, these handwritten marks are permanent, personal, and unmistakably human. 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Aqua-painted sides; wired \u0026amp; ready to hang. Can be hung side by side or vertical. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Teodora Guererra","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44938529210457,"sku":null,"price":925.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0012\/3758\/1913\/files\/PT1_2_wall_web.jpg?v=1789867215"},{"product_id":"little-notes-i-ii-pair","title":"Little Notes I \u0026 II (pair)","description":"\u003cp\u003eAcrylic on canvas, 10 x 10 x 1\" each; sold as a pair.\u003cbr\u003eFrom the \"Things I Meant to Say\" collection, this specially priced pair of paintings on 1\" deep canvas. These small works feature bold, brush-like script carved into a soft sage \u0026amp; teal green surface, revealing the bright crimson red beneath. The intimate scale invites a closer look — little handwritten notes in a world of typed messages, permanent where texts are fleeting. Charming on a shelf, as a pair, or tucked into a gallery wall. 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Wired \u0026amp; ready to hang. Can be hung side by side or vertical. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Teodora Guererra","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44942564360281,"sku":null,"price":675.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0012\/3758\/1913\/files\/K_T1_2_wall_web.jpg?v=1789921110"},{"product_id":"loud-clear-i-ii-pair","title":"Loud \u0026 Clear I \u0026 II (pair)","description":"\u003cp\u003eAcrylic on canvas, 14 x 11 x 1\" each; sold as a pair.\u003cbr\u003eFrom the \"Things I Meant to Say\" collection, specially priced on 1\" deep canvas. The boldest voices in the series — energetic script carved into a thick layer of vivid chartreuse, revealing the electric cobalt blue beneath. The top coat stops just shy of the edges, letting the blue frame each piece like a border on a hand-scrawled note. If the collection's pastel pieces whisper, these two shout: quick, exuberant, and unapologetic. A celebration of the handwritten mark in an age of typed and fleeting messages. Wired \u0026amp; ready to hang. Can be hung side by side or vertical. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Teodora Guererra","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44942590443609,"sku":null,"price":725.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0012\/3758\/1913\/files\/Loud-_-Clear-I-_-II_wall_web.jpg?v=1789921526"},{"product_id":"read-between-the-lines","title":"Read Between the Lines","description":"\u003cp\u003eAcrylic on canvas, 24 x 24 x 1.75\".\u003cbr\u003eFrom the Things I Meant to Say collection. Fine, flowing script is carved into a luscious layer of coral, each stroke revealing the deep navy hidden beneath. The finer line work in this piece evokes the intimacy of pen on paper — a note dashed off in a hurry, a thought captured before it slips away. In an age when our words arrive typed and fleeting, the handwritten mark endures here, sculpted into the surface itself. Navy-painted sides complete the piece; wired \u0026amp; ready to hang.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Teodora Guererra","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44942603157593,"sku":null,"price":1200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0012\/3758\/1913\/files\/Read-Between-the-Lines_wall1_web.jpg?v=1789922117"},{"product_id":"what-i-meant-to-say","title":"What I Meant to Say","description":"\u003cp\u003eAcrylic on canvas, 36 x 36 x 1.75 inches.\u003cbr\u003eFrom the \"Things I Meant to Say\" collection, The debut piece of the Things I Meant to Say collection. Flowing script is carved directly into a rich field of blush pink, each stroke cutting through the thick surface to reveal the deep navy beneath. In an era when our words arrive typed and fleeting, this piece celebrates the intimacy of the handwritten mark — sculptural, permanent, and unmistakably human. The textured surface catches the light and shifts throughout the day, exposing new fragments of the writing below. What I Meant to Say captures the feeling of words that surface whether we intend them to or not. Wired \u0026amp; ready to hang; sides painted.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Teodora Guererra","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44942604697689,"sku":null,"price":2600.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0012\/3758\/1913\/files\/WIMTS_wall_web.jpg?v=1789922662"},{"product_id":"say-it-straight","title":"Say It Straight","description":"\u003cp\u003eOil on canvas, 38.25 x 68.25 x 2 inches.\u003cbr\u003eFrom the Things I Meant to Say collection. Bold script sweeps across a field of apple green in three declarative lines — the most direct work in the series. 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