Immersion

18” x 18” x 1.5” Oil & Cold Wax

“Turn on the faucet. Wash yourself with the emotion. It won’t hurt you. It will only help. If you let the fear inside, if you pull it on like a familiar shirt, then you can say to yourself, “All right, it’s just fear, I don’t have to let it control me. I see it for what it is".”

― Mitch Albom, Tuesdays with Morrie

Spring, 2021 was turbulent for me. A lot of change happened. This Mitch Albom quote is a brilliant reminder to embrace emotion - don't run from it. Immersion was the final piece of my spring 2021 collection, although it was close to the first one I started, and the one I struggled with the most.

There were times over the spring when I felt as if I were drowning. We've all been there. I know we have. I turned to creativity (alright - and some glasses of wine!) to work my way through a lot of crazy emotions and triggers. But we made it through the worst of it and can focus on the future.