Reclaiming Motherhood: I Will Not Vanish
Growing up, I was taught that becoming a mother meant that I would vanish, that I would be voiceless in the eternities.
This body of work is about reclaiming my motherhood; not a definition of motherhood, or a reflection of mother-figures in my life. Rather, it explores pieces of motherhood that are unique to me. Several pieces explore barriers that I experienced from my first child's premature birth.
Growing up, I was taught that becoming a mother meant that I would vanish, that I would be voiceless in the eternities.
This body of work is about reclaiming my motherhood; not a definition of motherhood, or a reflection of mother-figures in my life. Rather, it explores pieces of motherhood that are unique to me. Several pieces explore barriers that I experienced from my first child's premature birth.
Active Repose
Finding places of rest and resilience. Color, to me, is alive. Some of these pieces are really active, even restless. There's something to be said for seeking.
Finding places of rest and resilience. Color, to me, is alive. Some of these pieces are really active, even restless. There's something to be said for seeking.
Thresholds
Spaces in the between; the dusk at the borders of conscious and subconscious; sometimes hidden, or scary, or quirky, or surprising. Sometimes I invite them in. Sometimes they invite me back. A self-portrait that explores my connection to trees, some pieces that feel chaotic and asked me, "Do you have it in you to revisit these hidden places?" Others consider my experience of feeling like I was disappearing in the wake of trauma.
Spaces in the between; the dusk at the borders of conscious and subconscious; sometimes hidden, or scary, or quirky, or surprising. Sometimes I invite them in. Sometimes they invite me back. A self-portrait that explores my connection to trees, some pieces that feel chaotic and asked me, "Do you have it in you to revisit these hidden places?" Others consider my experience of feeling like I was disappearing in the wake of trauma.
