This week has flown by quickly and I have so much to be thankful for as Thanksgiving approaches. I really enjoyed this week of just slowing down and appreciating my surroundings. A candid look at my studio space this week goes as followed: collages, sewing patterns, fabrics, and cuts of inspirational designs.

I would say the most interesting art project I did this week was make a collage. My collage features images of Children, parents, Black Lives Matter Imagery, and COVID-19 Face masks. The collage features playful vibrant issues but represents tough issues such as what is the place of parents in today’s society especially during COVID-19 when you are juggling multiple responsibilities at once. I think as an artist , it is especially important to not give into societal expectations of keeping art and parenting separate. A majority of my art is inspired by the way I push to be myself on being an unapologetic mom. I think often this month about a situation I witnessed in October where a mom was giving a presentation with her child in tow. The child was not having the best time at that moment of her giving her speech but she tried to push on. A person attending the presentation was not the most supportive of the mom in that time. This was disheartening to me because it was a female attendee not being support of another female trying to use her voice to speak about an subject important to her. It just made me think how I want to truly be an unapologetic mom who encourages other moms to involve their children in things and to make it a norm not an oddity. My case it means attending VIRTUAL events and enjoying the in person time I get to cherish with my daughter as this precedented year gets closer to an end. I can’t believe less then 7 weeks left this year.

FYI: I sewed the top I am wearing in this picture on Friday, it took me about 3 hours which is the shortest time so far I have made a garment. It was a blast to make.