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Little Thing
Lithograph
Stonehenge paper
Statement:
This is an image of my daughter and me as I paint her
fingernails. I wanted to represent our bond as mother and
daughter. When I think about our relationship, I think about
the times when I teach her and the little moments we share
together, just the two of us. It is in those moments we are
the closest and understand each other the best. It is in those
moments that we show love and are loved. I believe we
experience God's love later in life in similar ways. The
little moments shape who we are. I wanted to submit this piece
because I believe that every mother's wish and prayer is to
remember those little moments with our mother and father and
our children forever. We pray that our children feel loved and
remember those moments too. It is motherhood at its most basic
and a wonderful time.
Bio:
I am a 31-year-old mom who lives in Morgantown, WV. I work at
West Virginia University, and take printmaking classes here. I
take printmaking classes because I love it and look forward to
someday being accepted into the Masters program. I graduated
from Kent State University with an art education degree in
2005. I worked at the Ohio EPA for many years. While I worked
there I did liturgical art for my church in Akron Ohio, Akron
Christian Reformed Church. I got married and had a baby, and
then we moved to Morgantown for my husband's job. I would love
nothing more to be an art Educator and an artist. This year I
decided to work hard to accomplish those goals.
As an artist I focus on my own spirituality and spiritual
journey. I grew up in a very strict oppressive fundamental
church and that experience has leads the direction I take my
work. I create work that has feminist tones; that comments on
society and is full of conflict; and that comments on politics
and the lack of grace in our culture. All of that is coming
from my personal faith and my direct experiences in my early
life in the church. |
