Studio Blog — Motherhood Artist in Residency
Body Metamorphosis: An artist's response to pregnancy
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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...
Women in Chairs
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As part of my ongoing Artist in Residency on “Motherhood”, I’ve created work surrounding how this season of my life makes me “feel”. The theme of “women in chairs” emerged as a subject to paint after I gave birth to my third baby. It was during the post-partum period following his birth that I continued a series of self portraits I had started during my previous artist in residency called “The Playful Project”. My self portraits evolved to include my newborn and various patterns of his swaddle and my blankets and robes as I nursed him each day. These photos...
Rest + Dreaming: Large works on canvas
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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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During my Artist in Residency on Motherhood, I created a series of body prints during my pregnancy and postpartum period.