Fred, block ink print, 5x7, 2022
Veronica, block ink print, 5x7, 2022
Marcella, block ink print, 5x7, 2022
James, block ink print, 5x7, 2022
Mary Ann, block ink print, 5x7, 2022
Frances, block ink print, 5x7, 2022
What We Leave Behind
Each of the six block prints in What We Leave Behind preserve a memory, or lack thereof, of my grandparents and great grandmothers from childhood, which remain present with me beyond the limitations of time and existence. I utilize pattern to craft a feeling of comfort to mimic a sense of remembrance and love. The permanence of the ink medium mirrors the nature of my memories that I wish to keep alive. The prints function as a reminder for me to appreciate the time I have left with those I love.
I have no memories of him, only old photographs and grandma's stories.
While visiting her in the nursing home, on a walk to her room, I was met with the sounds of talkative pet birds housed in cages.
She would hand stitch quilts tops in the room across from her purely pink bathroom before she went into assisted living, and then worked near her television.
Fingernail clippers held a permanent residence in the pocket of his jeans, which helped open a package or clip off a tag when scissors could not be found.
For as long as I can remember, for our annual family reunions, she has made deviled eggs.
She would often take me on walks to the creek in my neighborhood while she watched me when my parents were working. It was there that she taught me how to tell male and female ducks apart.