"Blink" Canvas Art

I titled this one "Blink" and in typical Carli fashion the reasoning is two fold. Inspired by the countless times we're told as parents, "Don't blink!" As if we haven't already realized how quickly each of these terrible and terribly wonderful phases pass by in the blink of an eye. 

But also because every so often I'm granted a sometimes gentle and sometimes not so gentle reminder of how everything can change in the blink of an eye. Whether it's a friend's Facebook post, an unexpected cancer diagnosis or witnessing a car crash right before my eyes- just when I get into the groove of getting shit done, something typically jumps out at me to get my priorities back in line.

Time is wild how it can feel so fleeting when we look back on it, but at other times we can watch everything change within actual seconds. Maybe someday we'll find the balance in it all. Or just spend the rest of our lives figuring it all out.
 
"Blink"
Materials: plastic (popped pool floaties), leather, fiber, monofilament
 
Art measures 12" x 12"
 
This piece is part of a bigger collection of work inspired by my experience of being a mom- losing my own just as I was becoming one myself, the overwhelming joy (and frustration, love and unqualified-ness) of motherhood all while honoring our place within Mother Nature.

A major part of my process includes repurposing materials that would otherwise be thrown away. Because there's already enough cool stuff in the world and we don't have to start from scratch to make something new.