ABOUT THE BOWLS AND CUPS
These paintings began as visual journals…
These paintings began as visual journals, inspired by the emotional ups and downs experienced during meals shared with my mother, who struggles with Alzheimer’s dementia. Each piece serves as a thought map, where symbolic colors, objects, and marks trace the daily emotional journey that captures not only the meals themselves but also the shifting thoughts and feelings that accompany them. By giving levity to heavy moments and weight to joyful experiences, these works honor these fleeting moments, acknowledge their worth, and serve as a reminder that the smallest details collectively shape a larger narrative — one I'm always working to better understand and navigate.
Food has always been central to my life. Joyful childhood gatherings centered around a large spread. The adventure of experiencing new flavors. The excitement of finding my next favorite. Overindulging and dealing with the reality of a slowing metabolism. Feeling grounded in nourishment. Knowing the void left by its absence. Fighting sorrow as I watch my loved ones struggle with eating too much or too little because of sneaky deep depressions or impossible anxieties brought on by dementia.
This collection is a meditation on memory’s persistence and the emotional echoes found in the spaces between. Despite the overwhelming certainty of loss, our memories live on in subtle and meaningful ways.
