Building Bridges
My mantra for 2010 is to build bridges and move on.
This is a challenge for me as it is much easier to whinge and moan about my present life: being a mother and the primary caregiver, when I compare it to my past life: full-time artist, independent, self-reliant and time on my hands to do as I please. Some days it’s hard to face up to my current situation and sort my s**t out and move on. You’d think that I should have gotten over it as Torie is now three years old!
I am now not the frustrated stay-at-home mum of one.
I am now not the frustrated stay-at-home mum of one.
I am now not the frustrated stay-at-home mum of one.
Currently I am not sure who I am, as I just haven’t had enough sleep or time to have the pleasure of exploring this. It doesn’t help when you are woken up at 5:30am by your three-year-old daughter screaming “MUM I’M IN HERE, I NEED TO GO TO THE TOILET”. Then when the screaming escalates into a full-blown tanty because she only wanted her mother to take her to the toilet and not her Daddy. All I know is that on those mornings my day has already been handicapped by my lack of sleep and yet there are a number of jobs that I have to complete on my “to do” list.
The Birds in my work represent freedom and the Branches new directions and subject matters.
The Milk Bottle represents: providing for my child, her nurture & development.
The Spoons are a symbol of my "Domestic bliss @ home"
The Corkscrews represent: A demon glass of wine at the end of a tough day.
The Ladders represent: direction- this is what we should do and it is the correct choice.
The Hand is a symbol of me.
