Mama Wave
Mama Wave is a painted and written story of my own experiences since becoming a mother in 2018. Colour and words have become prayers, medicine and a life force, which have helped me to navigate a journey – the miraculous highs, crashing plunges, and everything in between on this unique wave of motherhood – without a map or a precedent to follow.
Mama Wave is led by my heart, expressing profound love, tremendous grief, and immense gratitude for my children and for life. My paintings are mixed media and largely abstract. My writing takes the form of free verse poetry. Both practices describe the ongoing, unpredictable wave of motherhood, which I am blessed to be riding today, and my children are a constant source of inspiration.
My paintings and poetry reflect on a mother’s unwavering love, and a determination to celebrate life, despite significant challenges along the way, and the fear of the unknown. This paradoxical mix of emotion is familiar to Mamas who have grieved a child or parented a child with complex medical needs, rare disease, or disabilities. I especially love sharing my work with other Mamas who find themselves on unexpected waves.
Mama Wave expresses the beauty, the heartache and the magic transformations of motherhood, and celebrates the precious sacredness and divine power of Mamas, in all of their forms.
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