First off, happy Beltane! May you be graced with juicy creative energy and nutrient rich dandelions, violets, cleavers, and nettles this spring! I am making lots of vinegars, herbal salads, and infusions. But that's not why I'm here, today I want to talk about a new art show!
This last Autumn I was included in a group show, called Raise, at Stay Home Gallery. The show is still up to view on the gallery's website but, Raise was a two-for-one call for entry in partnership with Flagpole Gallery St. Pete in which many of the selected artists were invited to have an additional solo flag raising in 2022 at Flagpole Gallery St Pete in beautiful St. Petersburg, Florida.
"Raise questions. Air ideas. Unite through dialogue. The flag has an important role in our culture to express collective identity, and increasingly we are seeing these objects wielded as tools for division. How can flags be used to unite? To relate? To educate? To comfort? To expand ideas and/or raise awareness? Raise sought artwork from painters, photographers, designers, printmakers, fiber artists and beyond who were either already pushing the boundaries of the flag format in their studio practice or were creating images of experience capable of uniting a group in our divided society."
My painting, "Always Lonely, Never Alone" has been created into a flag to be flown at the Flagpole Gallery for the month of May (6th - 27th) to coincide with Mother's Day! Posts to their Instagram will feature my work all month long. So be sure to follow along over there and don't miss my artist talk that will take place during the last week of the show!
(P.S. crazy, but both my daughter and I have artwork showing in St. Petersburg, Florida right now! What?! So wild!)
Statement on the work:
Always Lonely, Never Alone is a sentiment that many new (or newish) mothers can relate to. This piece speaks to the duality of touch within motherhood. It can be so overwhelming one moment, and the next, it can be one of the most healing and incredible parts of parenting. I am overwhelmed with love for my child yet, the institution of motherhood can hang heavy over me. As a new mother, I wondered when, if ever, I would have my body to myself again- especially during the extended breastfeeding years. I was navigating a sense of loss and a struggle for my own identity. As a stay-at-home mother, I deeply felt the effects of my isolation even when struggling for moments of solitude. Tea, acrylic, thread, and parchment baking paper were used to represent the feeling of being submerged in, yet at odds with, domestic life, the isolation of motherhood, and the intense demands of the mother-child relationship.
Posts to their Instagram will feature my work for all of May. So be sure to follow along over there and don't miss my artist talk that will take place during the last week of the show! https://www.instagram.com/flagpolegallerystpete/
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Link to my artist talk:
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