When Motherhood meets fine art.
So this year (2020) I decided it was time to do a thing. A thing that I have been putting off for quite some time now but which has been quietly picking away at me for probably almost 3 years now. Why did I put it off? I could give you a million excuses - I would never have the right models, or wardrobes. No one would be interested in it. I probably wouldn’t be able to execute the look I was going for and waste time and money. I just didn’t have the time. I would do it next year. I JUST LOVE TO PROCRASTINATE!!!! But really… I have no good reasons for keeping this project on the back burner for so long. Maybe the time just wasn’t right earlier. Maybe I just wasn’t ready. Until recently. A few weeks ago, the stars aligned and I was able to collaborate with some amazing women to create a Fine Art Motherhood session! It is FULL of deep rich tones, gorgeous fabrics, deep contrast and saturation and most of all, FEELING!!! It is chalk-full of that love that passes between a mother and her child. That kind that keeps mothers up at night, and feeling so overwhelmed with emotion that they feel as though their hearts might burst. The kind that keeps a child clinging to their mother because they are literally their entire universe. And it was exactly what I had envisioned!
As I edited these photos and attended to the details - every highlight and lowlight, I was taken in by the way baby’s fingers curled around mom’s, the way mom cradled baby with both softness and strength simultaneously. Their language was silent and deafening at the same time. Truly a beautiful thing to behold! It made me wish for more images of myself with my littles … when they were littler. Before they learned that I in fact did not hang the moon and stars. It has made me determined to take more opportunities to get into the frame with them. After all, the days may be long, but the years are short.
The natural state of Motherhood is unselfishness: When you become a mother, you are no longer the centre of your own universe. You relinquish that position to your children. -Jessica Lange
A few things worth mentioning at this point: A huge thank you to my gorgeous friend and fellow photographer Jenn Doran for being my muse. You are as beautiful on the inside as you are on the outside. To Lilliana - you are a most engaging child and I love having your sweet face on the other side of my lens.
I truly hope you love these as much as I do… because I would love the opportunity to create more work like this in the future! I’m thinking… Motherhood marathon… maybe in time for Mother’s Day? Let me know if you’d be interested!
Let’s make something beautiful together this year!
As always, thanks for reading, and God bless!