Ending the Cycle of Generational Trauma 1, 24 x 20 inches, Acrylic, Oil Pastel, Graphite, An original painting from the HerStory: A Survivor’s Journey Collection on 1.5 inch deep Gallery Wrapped Canvas. Painting comes not framed, ready to hang with hanging materials.

The paintings from my HerStory Collection are a reckoning with parts of my body and mind that have remained hidden, an attempt to decipher which narratives around womanhood, femininity, and my role in the world are actually my own, which I have inherited, and which of those need to be re-written. This collection serves as a mirror, a way to see those parts of myself, know them, and be for myself what I have always needed.Perfectionism served me as a shield for most of my childhood and adult life, a way of avoiding the gaze of others. I don’t know where the story started, or to whom the story belongs - did it start with me in early childhood? Did it start with my mother? Her mother? Is it cultural conditioning? What I do know is that for the longest time, the story in me has been that visibility is a threat to my safety. My art is as much about my expression as it is a practice in visibility and vulnerability - a practice in allowing my humanity to be witnessed by others and trusting that I am safe to be seen.


Product Specifications

Length: 20.0 in.
Height: 24.0 in.
Width: 2 in.
Weight: 5.0 lbs.