I always say being pregnant is my favorite part of being a human and despite this being my third pregnancy, I'm in complete awe over the metamorphosis my body goes through to bring life into this world. Pregnancy feels like "old magic" to me. Magic as old as being a human, being a woman...
THE day I found out I was pregnant, was an incredibly joyful day. I'll never forget the day. I immediately went into the studio to "dump" this joy I felt onto canvas or paper- anything...
During January through March, I enjoyed exploring themes of motherhood including pregnancy, birth, breastfeeding, and mothering young children. I am excited to continue to explore these themes over the coming months as I prepare to welcome new life into my world.
Making these changes over the last 6 weeks has been nothing short of life-changing for me. Unplugging in this intentional way created space for me to form new habits that have forged new ideas in my painting practice and daily life: in short access to a new perspective...
This week, I continued my daily self portraits and tried an exercise that popped into my mind: drawing blindly. So instead of working while looking at the mirror, I closed my eyes and did big gesture drawings...