There’s a reason children grow teeth in the dark. When the world fails to protect them, they learn to stand on their own—quietly, fiercely, and long before they should have to. “Small But Mighty” lives in that truth. These figures carry the contradictions of childhood: soft bodies paired with monstrous guardians, fragile frames wrapped around terrifying strength. They are tiny only in size, not in spirit. Their power comes from surviving what they never should’ve faced in the first place.

This series is my way of honoring the resilience we rarely acknowledge in the real world. We expect children to stay small, innocent, untouched—but that’s not the world we gave them. These characters evolved to survive it. They are symbols of what happens when vulnerability becomes a weapon, when quiet kids grow claws instead of asking for safety that never arrives. If you see your younger self in them, or if you’re raising a child who carries this same fire, I hope these images remind you: small doesn’t mean weak. And as always, in true mom form, I’m here cheering them on as they take up the space they were denied.