The busier I am...

It seems like two things happen when I'm very busy:
1. I feel a little frazzled and unorganized.
2. I start thinking of more things to do.
So I have recently started thinking about a new series of artworks. This series is mostly inspired by the arrival of my daughter. When I was pregnant, even very early on, I some how knew I would have a girl. I had a dream about her, but I also felt this strong connection that ties to an important generational connection between the women in my family. Family is very important to me. Connections between generations, being inspired by accomplishments by people I look up to, and the importance of relationships is something that motivates me. I was lucky enough to be close to my paternal grandmother, Aenid before she passed away. I also grew up close to my maternal grandparents, Wilma and Buell. And my mom, Denise, is one of my best friends. I am very proud of Aenid, Wilma, and Denise...and I can go on and on about that. I also admire my mother-in-law a lot. I'm lucky again, my in-laws, Miek and Mary are great. Anyways, as it relates to my work, I also hope that Lyla is very proud of me one day. So I keep thinking about these connections. I have done a couple of photo sessions with Lyla. One at 3 months and one at 5 months. In both shoots, I used a rocking chair. The first was a child's rocking chair that belonged to my dad, Joe, when he was very young. Grandma Aenid had kept this chair and when she moved to FL, before she passed, she let me have it. The other photo shoot with Lyla was in a rocking chair that was 1 of a pair that sit on our front porch. Ben and I got these chairs as an engagement gift from Mike and Mary. I also used an old quilt that I believe was my Great-Grandma Pearl's. Yes, I also grew up with my great-grandmothers around, Pearl and Irene. More family connections through generations.
I've started to think about how rocking chairs and quilts are often passed down through generations. I have 2 other rocking chairs in my house that were passed down to me. One, Grandma Wilma bought for my mom when she was pregnant with me, the other was Grandma Aenid's. To me, rocking chairs represent the bond of relationships. When we rock in a rocking chair, most people are doing one of the following things:
1. rocking a child for comfort and bond
2. rocking alone to reflect on life
3. rocking side-by-side with someone else to bond
Quilts are also passed down through generations. They represent:
1. a historical craft
2. comfort
3. patterns of life
So my ideas for artworks will relate to rocking chairs and quilts as symbols for relationships, bonds, where I come from, and how I wish to be in the future.
More soon...