Eleven Morning

This was the last year I made the series.  I must have known in my heart that something was going on.  This series was all about cells, the design on the tiny teapot above is actually neurons.  This is the year my daughter came out of remission.  Two weeks after completing this series we found out that my daughter would need to start treatment for a malignant brain tumor.

Houses are a common theme in my work.  This was the year I was looking at houses almost everyday with Alma, our real estate agent.  I was determined to find the perfect home.  We never did move.  I have found the perfect place to live; I just didn't know that I was already living there.

This series was another step in exploring inside and out.  I have a fascination with the relationships we have with each other and the one we have with ourselves.  It is all very emotional - a combination of who we were, who we are now, and what we will become.  At the center of it all, we want to know where our home is, where we belong, and why.

I am a control freak - I admit it.  As a woman, I like to be in charge, feel like I can take care of it all, fix  it all.  My primary job is to love my children and hold my family together.  Life doesn't always obey, and you sometimes find that you have to roll with change.

A shelf in my first studio "The Red Ladder"