Over the last few years, through my pregnancies and births and postpartum periods, I’ve learned the power of resting and “just being”. I’ve created a lot of work in response to how this season of my life has made me feel. My artwork lately is full of so much symbology and for that reason, there is so much magic in it for me personally. During 2024 when I was just a few months post-partum painting these delicate, lovely seashells in my studio, I reached out to my friend and talented local photographer, Victoria Danielle and asked her if she wanted to create some imagery together. I had a vision for the shoot as I knew how I was feeling at the time AND I knew what I was painting in the studio. I was using myself, the curves of my body, the way birth and postpartum was making me feel to guide my painting process in the studio. Coming off of giving birth to my third baby, and still nursing him, I felt incredibly powerful, beautiful, and alive. I wanted to create a series of images that reflected that feeling.