I am many things, a mother, an emerging artist, a homemaker, writer, student, though many times the home bit takes over. My life is a constant balancing act, and sometimes it feels like I am only doing the mundane, necessary things. However, spending a day with a photographer and film-maker made me see my life in a whole new way.
The images are of me in my home environment, but the simple fact of being seen, being acknowledged, even in a simple way by someone taking a photograph, brings such a beauty to this.
Many of us within the home feel a sense of invisibility, as we go about our daily tasks often unseen.
The process of being seen, through an experience like this, brings a new value and focus to the seemingly everyday things we take for granted, but actually do have immense value in the bigger picture. It makes me realise that although I do creative work, the work in the home is also a part of this. This only became clear to me today.
A timely reminder that mundane or even painful things can also be creative!
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