Medium: framed digital illustration

Artist Statement: Becoming a parent has forced me to let go, to hang on, to think and rethink. To move and be still, to forge and to wade, to believe and to distrust, to perseverate, to constantly question, to trust my gut and be gentle, to feel time slipping, to hit a stride and then have the cart upset again, over and over.

All those moments, all that energy, and then we all disappear, and what is left? What do we leave behind? I want my energy to be boundless. I want a perpetual reminder to grow the good, to honor the humanness of the experience, to live amidst the failures, sadness, emptiness, uncertainty and stress, but to not get caught up in it and rather spread the wonder, wholeness, joy, peace and pure delights. To relax into it, remain curious and enjoy. To cultivate inwardly so that I can be better, do better. To connect to the part of me that is hopeful and serene, and accept that I will not always be able to, and that is more realistic.

Becoming a mother has essentially meant growing an extension of my being, forever connected to that extension of me, who is their own person, even though they have that very same squinty smile that has been passed down generations.

Where do I end? Where do I begin?

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