BIRTH SERIES (1995-2006)
These drawings were about my perceptions of what was happening to my body during pregnancy. Where the earlier works were in large part about death and sickness, these are about new life and growth and regeneration Technology allowed me to see the innerworkings of my body and the growth of my twin babies through scans, and this transformed my ability to visualize what was happening within the container that was my body. I felt my entire center of gravity shift, both physically and emotionally. My body changed drastically to accommodate the babies and I felt physically unstable, constantly working to maintain equilibrium.
The contours and form of the drawings directly spoke to that sense of wobbliness the times that I felt like a bowling pin, trying to find ways to stay up straight. Or when the weight of my belly pulled me down, making me feel like a giant insect with a large egg sac attached to the center of my body.
