Mother of all Confessions – Conversation Starter

The Mother of All Confessions is is an open confessional booth for discussions surrounding maternity and parenting.

This interactive work will take the form of a modular “confessional” booth. Participants will engage in dialogues about the conceptions, struggles, and future of artist/mothers. The confessional structure encourages two beings to occupy a shared space; much like the way maternity requires that women share their spaces, both internally and externally. This piece will also address one of the last conceptual taboos in art: maternity.

What’s YOUR story? is the question we are asking artist mothers. To prepare we have a selection of questions you can answer. Your input is greatly appreciated and we are happy to credit your words or all your answers remain anonymous. Come share your story and contribute to an ongoing and developing conversation about maternity and art.

Name

Tell me about a time you were immensely proud of your parenting.

Tell me about when you felt slighted because you were a mother/parent/etc.

What is your baby “poop” or “puke” story?

How do you make your work and raise your family? Did or do you make “naptime” art?

What is your biggest fear if you were to become a mother/parent? Or what was your biggest fear when you became a parent?

How has your work evolved since becoming a parent? Time spent? Content development? For Changes?

Who is your community of support? How did you build this network? How did/do you support one another?

What do you wish for : regarding your family, your studio, the art community?

What do you want others to understand about your role as an artist parent?

Both Artist and Mother

gracefully tackling the lively experiment that is being both artist and mother

Mother of all Confessions – Conversation Starter

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