11/25/2025
The idea for this project started as a request from my art clients: to make an anthology of my work; and I have wanted to create a large coffee table book. When Samara passed, I knew I needed to write, and I began to write informally… about Samara, about my grief, about living on. I received feedback from my community that they wanted to read more and that it was helping them with their own grief.
Initially, I planned to create a book that focused on my writings about grief, with art on the side. It’s now been about five years, and this plan is evolving. I’m combining photos of my painting with my writings, both about grief and about the art. I’m seeing a pathway forward, to create a beautiful blend, combining my journey through grief to becoming somewhat whole and living with it, to hearing my voice as an artist, as a person, and as a mother.
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