M.A.M.A. Issue 27: The Muteness and the Scream & When You Were Wild

The Muteness and the Scream Carolina Brunelli I have always believed in Art with a purpose. I have always believed that I needed a motive, a driving force of social change for my creative process to make sense. When I saw myself pregnant that feeling had simply gone. Perhaps by irony, the patriarchal oppression thatContinue reading “M.A.M.A. Issue 27: The Muteness and the Scream & When You Were Wild”

M.A.M.A. Issue 26: Welcomes the NEW YEAR – 2018 with Melissa Thomas and Megan Merchant

Artist: Melissa Thomas Last month Melissa Thomas had a piece of reflective non-fiction writing published on the Mom Egg Review website in relation to her salt labyrinths work. Her latest projects some are due to be exhibited at the Shelf gallery in Cambridge, England in January 2018. The Mother and the Lemon. As the sun glows, radiantly flowing through the bedroom window, my daughterContinue reading “M.A.M.A. Issue 26: Welcomes the NEW YEAR – 2018 with Melissa Thomas and Megan Merchant”

M.A.M.A. – The Riddle, The Interior Vacation, and the Mother House [LINK]

The Riddle (2017) This stop-motion animation, made from collaged monoprints The work focusses on the loss of self-identity in early motherhood. What is left of a person’s personality once the numerous responsibilities and anxieties are taken on. Anna Fennel Hughes is a freelance artist creating monoprints that are often used to form illustrations, animations andContinue reading “M.A.M.A. – The Riddle, The Interior Vacation, and the Mother House [LINK]”

Disruptions, Extrusions, and Other Chaotic Consequences by M. Joy Rose

M. Joy Rose founded the Museum of Motherhood in 2003, created the Motherhood Foundation 501c3 non-profit in 2005, saw it flourish in NYC from 2011-2014, and then pop up at several academic institutions. Her current live/work space in Kenwood St. Petersburg, Florida is devoted to the exploration of mother-labor as performance art.The upcoming date for the next Kenwood Artist Tour is March 18th and 19th, 2017 noon-5pm. See map and find out more and to tour the studios of participating St. Pete, Fla craftspeople.