Umbilical Cord
460 x 460
Mixed Media - Paint, dress patterns, graphite, charcoal, metallic foil
Commission
This special piece is both a commission and collaboration. I created it in response to a poem written by Nerina Howe, who is also the recipient of the work.
Some of the visual references drawn from the poem are — the Umbilical Cord: connection to her three children, sperm/eggs in the Mother's belly, Guardian presence, and Breath of Hope and New Life on each side. The mother's cloak, her Korowai of motherhood is held up behind them. I have used some of the patterns to reference the children's family heritage (Maori, Samoan, Niuean, English, Irish, Scottish). Each child is personalised to information Nerina shared with me, as well as many intuitive elements I have added along the way.
‘...Mokopuna E,
Your umbilical cord,
The breath of new life.'
—Excerpt from ‘Umbilical Cord’, by Nerina Lillian Howe.
FULL POEM HERE
460 x 460
Mixed Media - Paint, dress patterns, graphite, charcoal, metallic foil
Commission
This special piece is both a commission and collaboration. I created it in response to a poem written by Nerina Howe, who is also the recipient of the work.
Some of the visual references drawn from the poem are — the Umbilical Cord: connection to her three children, sperm/eggs in the Mother's belly, Guardian presence, and Breath of Hope and New Life on each side. The mother's cloak, her Korowai of motherhood is held up behind them. I have used some of the patterns to reference the children's family heritage (Maori, Samoan, Niuean, English, Irish, Scottish). Each child is personalised to information Nerina shared with me, as well as many intuitive elements I have added along the way.
‘...Mokopuna E,
Your umbilical cord,
The breath of new life.'
—Excerpt from ‘Umbilical Cord’, by Nerina Lillian Howe.
FULL POEM HERE
