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Shade, Rest, Motherhood: exploring beachscapes through a slower season

Shade, Rest, Motherhood: exploring beachscapes through a slower season

There was something magical about moving my studio space this summer into our beloved boathouse that I can’t quite put my finger on… I am so excited to announce the release date of a new body of work, entitled “Onshore”. The title is a play on words of a mother’s perspective at the beach. When I first became a mother, I felt a bit stuck when I would go to the beach. As a self proclaimed beach rat my whole life, growing up in Florida, I would spend hours upon hours laying in the sunshine playing in the sand and...

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At home with my “Onshore” Collection

Beach Motherhood Onshore

At home with my “Onshore” Collection

Summer. The middle of the year, full of the longest days, the hottest days, the sunniest days. Every day I found myself in search of shade, shelter, and rest. Someone needs a snack, a nap, a hug. Summer is the season of my biggest output and when my biggest growth occurs. Except it doesn’t always feel like growth, most days it feels like chaos. Beautiful chaos. Sunscreen spattered, dirty feet, sticky popsicle faces, broken shovels, beautiful chaos. No wonder when you look at the ”seasons” of a woman’s life that summer directly corresponds with the season she is a mother....

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Body Metamorphosis: An artist's response to pregnancy

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Body Metamorphosis: An artist's response to pregnancy

During the spring of 2023, I started a self directed artist in residency on "Motherhood". You can read more on that residency by clicking the link. A pretty broad topic, but I quickly zeroed in on a few themes I was drawn to explore in my studio, namely: bodies, the female form, and the metamorphosis female bodies go through during pregnancy to bring life into this world. METAMORPHOSIS: For starters, I have always been enamored by the physical expansion my body goes through during pregnancy. This being my third pregnancy, I knew I wanted to devote time to exploring my...

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The story behind the chairs…

Beach Motherhood Onshore

The story behind the chairs…

There’s a fun story behind this piece. These exact chairs were arresting place at one of my favorite beaches after I had given birth to my first baby. Every morning, I would walk down to the beach with the baby in one arm in my cup of coffee and the other. I would see these chairs and I would sit and drink my coffee and nurse the baby and watch the waves crash Off in the distance. This was my first “encounter” With the beach where I wasn’t seeking sun. I was searching for shade shelter and a place to...

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Inspiration behind The “Flowers on paper” Collection

Inspiration behind The “Flowers on paper” Collection

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