Studio Blog — Motherhood

"Onshore" Collection + Motherhood Themes

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"Onshore" Collection + Motherhood Themes

"Onshore" was a theme or a concept that came to me in 2020. Typically when I have a child, I have an intense period of rest for about a year both physically and creatively. In January 2019, I welcomed my daughter into the world. That year was a period of intense rest for me. I was during that year or period of rest, I started to explore how and exactly why my personal life and my paintings overlapped. I began to go through my personal film, our family photos, and noticed at that time that I was always finding photos...

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In the Studio with “Women in Chairs” Series

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In the Studio with “Women in Chairs” Series

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Inspiration Behind The “Women in Chairs” Series

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Inspiration Behind The “Women in Chairs” Series

THE PATIENCE OF ORDINARY THINGSby Pat Schneider It is a kind of love, is it not?How the cup holds the tea,How the chair stands sturdy and foursquare,How the floor receives the bottoms of shoesOr toes. How soles of feet knowWhere they’re supposed to be.I’ve been thinking about the patienceOf ordinary things, how clothesWait respectfully in closetsAnd soap dries quietly in the dish,And towels drink the wetFrom the skin of the back.And the lovely repetition of stairs.And what is more generous than a window? ~ from Another River: New and Selected Poems (Amherst Writers & Artists Press, 2005)  

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“Twilight ‘till Dawn”: a portrait series on Motherhood

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“Twilight ‘till Dawn”: a portrait series on Motherhood

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Body Prints: Nursing, a full time job

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Body Prints: Nursing, a full time job

    During my Artist in Residency on Motherhood, I created a series of body prints during my pregnancy and postpartum period. 

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