Created for “Angels” invitational in 2013 at Carnegie Arts Center, Covington KY
Who doesn’t romanticize the notion of parenthood before actually experiencing it? Who can anticipate the extent of self-sacrifice? A young woman in full maternal career – birthing and raising children – must metamorphose into something extraordinary. Treading murky waters of eternal tidying, surfing a hormonal tsunami, spun in a social whirlpool, collapsed on shores of exhaustion, trying to be everything – lover – homemaker – caregiver– playmate – disciplinarian. She who agrees to stay at home with the kids becomes either something demonic (heaven forbid) or truly angelic. Her ability to rise above (on wings of fresh laundry!) seals her place in heaven.