Role Reversal
I created this piece when my mother became ill and I became her caretaker. Up until then, even though she was in her eighties, she “took care of me”. Yes, I am a grown woman and physically did not need taken care of, but I did need does gentle reminders that only a mother knows when they are needed. It was feeling that sense of security knowing she was there ready to listen to me and my problems, joys, hopes . . .
When I was invited to participate in this exhibit, I felt that none of my pieces really did justice to the theme of this exhibit. But then, the more I thought about it, I realized that the emotion I tried to portrait in this piece is universal.
