Each of my daughters was born in traumatic circumstances. My first was born 6 weeks premature and my second was born in mid-2020 during the height of the first Covid wave. Each time after giving birth, I experienced postpartum depression. My body had done incredible feats, but it now felt foreign. Over time I realized I needed to regain a balance between caring for my daughters and caring for my mental health. My art practice has become an outlet to cope with, at times, crippling anxiety. It is a meditation on what it means to be an artist, a parent, a woman.
Category Archives: Featured Artists
What Makes Us Stronger
We continue to keep our focus high and our voices strong here at MOM. To that end, we had a beautiful weekend in St Petersburg filled with art and celebration as people from all walks of life and far-ranging geographies came to enjoy the MOM Art Annex gardens (featuring art by Luci Westphal from the AEHK neighborhood and in our online store), exhibits, as well as the Feminist Playhouse, where Martha Joy Rose lectured widely on womyn, equality, and mother Studies, while making lemon art. See here our newest acquisitions, conference announcements, podcast mentions, and more information about the Museum of Motherhood activities.
TWO UPCOMING EVENTS: AEHK Artists Studio Tour & Annual Academic MOM Conference
TWO UPCOMING EVENTS: AEHK Artists Studio Tour & Annual Academic MOM Conference: In-person and online! First, Sat & Sun March 19th & 20th the AEHK with multiple artists, including Martha Joy Rose, museum founder and multi-media artist featuring the Feminist Playhouse- and then- the Annual Arts and Academic MOM Conference March 25-26 EST on Zoom through our new COMMUNITY! Open to all. Join us!
Visit MOM’s New Storefront With Guest Artist Feature: Luci Westphal
MOM is thrilled to announce the opening of our new online store! In addition to our awesome new branded product line we will be featuring a new guest artist quarterly throughout the year. In every case, the artist feature will be something that is in-line with MOM’s values of multicultural inclusivity and will pull from multiple mediums. To that end, we are pleased to include Luci Westphal (2/22-5/2022) along with a few special items from her diverse portfolio. The link to the store is here and please read on to learn more about Luci and her creations.