The piece at right is titled "Confusion." With torn paper and red thread she evokes identity crisis and the waves of feeling that come at the birth of a new baby: how do I change from being "me" to being "we"? Now all of a sudden I am a mother: how is it that I can love something more than I love myself, and very life itself? And how can I manage the delicate balance between baby's needs and my own?
Sunday, November 16, 2008
A Delicate Balance
The piece at right is titled "Confusion." With torn paper and red thread she evokes identity crisis and the waves of feeling that come at the birth of a new baby: how do I change from being "me" to being "we"? Now all of a sudden I am a mother: how is it that I can love something more than I love myself, and very life itself? And how can I manage the delicate balance between baby's needs and my own?
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