.welcome-section {
  padding: clamp(68px, 9vw, 120px) 24px;
  background: var(--color-background);
}
.welcome-layout {
  width: min(100%, 1040px);
  margin: 0 auto;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  align-items: center;
  gap: clamp(36px, 7vw, 88px);
}
.welcome-copy { text-align: center; }
.welcome-copy .eyebrow { padding: 0; }
.welcome-copy h2 { margin: 16px 0 22px; }
.welcome-rule {
  display: block;
  width: 46px;
  height: 1px;
  margin: 0 auto 28px;
  background: var(--color-accent);
  opacity: .5;
}
.welcome-copy > p:not(.eyebrow) {
  margin: 0 0 18px;
  font-size: clamp(16px, 1.5vw, 18px);
  line-height: 1.85;
}
.welcome-copy .welcome-signature { margin-top: 28px !important; color: var(--color-muted); font-style: italic; }
.welcome-signature span { display: inline-block; margin-top: 7px; font-size: 25px; color: var(--color-ink); }
.welcome-photo {
  width: 100%;
  aspect-ratio: 1299 / 1211;
  margin: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: transparent;
}
.welcome-photo img {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: contain;
  object-position: center center;
  margin-inline: auto;
  transform: none;
  /* The watercolor asset already includes feathered alpha transparency. */
}
@media (max-width: 700px) {
  .welcome-layout { grid-template-columns: 1fr; max-width: 460px; gap: 32px; }
  .welcome-photo { max-width: 360px; margin: 0 auto; }
}