Glimpses: Mother Haiku Over the Years, Writing by Elizabeth Darlington
My haiku poems are mostly on the theme of motherhood, since being a caregiver and observer of my children has completely engrossed me and transformed my life in every way…
Roots and Wings, By Lisa Kagan
When you become a mom, your place in the great cycle of life shifts, and you and your partner are responsible for bringing another person into your families, cultivating and nurturing your own family and transforming your relationship with grandparents, parents…
From the Inside Out, Art by Lea K. Tawd
I have always painted women alone. Not lonely, but on solitary journeys inward. I still believe in the inward journey, but now many of my women are in groups, supporting each other, or with their children. Even on a journey inward, you don’t have to be alone…
How the Monster Became the Muse, Art by Addie Boswell
I had many fears when I got pregnant, but the scariest was this: I thought a baby would usurp my creativity. That the process of birth would shift something inside, trading some essential part of my artist soul for motherhood…
The Art of Motherhood Gallery, Celebrating Our One Year Anniversary by Lisa Kagan
This collection of work by mother artists and writers is rich with compassion, wisdom and inspiration. I invite you to explore highlights from our first year together…
The “Mothercare” Movement, Writing by Dayna Kurtz
Though the birth of a baby happens in a matter of hours, the birth of a mother is an on-going, evolutionary process. How does she reconcile the woman she once was with the mother she is now becoming? How can she learn to thrive?
Returning to Center, Art and Poetry by Lisa Kagan
As mothers there are times in our lives when we lose our footing and we need to re-align our internal compass to find our way back to center. Sometimes the journey back is like a walk-about in our internal landscape…
Crossing Boundaries, Art by Veronica Flinn
After the birth of my daughter I found myself lost and disoriented, needing to reaffirm my identity, as a human, as an artist, as me. I found solace in children’s books, as the seemingly unattainable walls of the museum faded away…
Nurture & Nourish, An Invitation to Create
Stepping away from our busy lives, we came together with the intention of taking a few hours to refill our own wells and connect with each other through the creative process…What do you need to feel nourished and nurtured at this time in your life?
Lotus Flower, Art and Writing by Sally Foster Rudolph
I thought I would be the blooming lotus climbing out of the mud. Instead, my daughter is the lotus I have been falling in love with. As a mother, that is even better. Besides, I suspect she is showing me the way toward the sun anyway…