Studio Blog — Self Portrait

What bodies hold

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What bodies hold

Our bodies hold not only our own fears, but those of our children. Our bodies hold the strength of our female ancestors, and the ability to completely physically transform to bring souls through to this earth...

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Welcoming a new season and a new soul

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Welcoming a new season and a new soul

  Recently we took a trip to the island of Islamorada in the Florida Keys. It was a magical trip for us with so much nostalgia woven into so many unexpected moments. We planned the trip months ago to celebrate our 40th birthday and within a few weeks of planning it, we found out we were pregnant and it quickly turned into a baby moon. Ironically, we had planned a trip to the place we had our last baby moon and unironically, we planned to visit the island chain where we met, fell in love, had our first kiss, and...

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Continuing Daily Self Portraits

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Continuing Daily Self Portraits

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...

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Symbolism: A Journey into Self Portraits

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Symbolism: A Journey into Self Portraits

this week was full of wild, unbridled creativity! I continued both my daily self portraits this week as well as continued a collaborative approach to working with my children in my studio- and I noticed that this method of “work-ing” spring-boarded some incredible energy into my larger works..

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Self Portraits: Emerging Stories and Patterns

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Self Portraits: Emerging Stories and Patterns

Week 4 into my “Playful Project” and this week was heavy and deep. I continued my daily self portraits this week and I noticed that the “work” from the prior week where I was diving into portraits of my relatives was deeply impacting my work...

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