‘The Blanketed By Grace Collection’

Blanketed by Grace" is a ten-piece collection that I painted over a span of three years. During these three years, this collection grew without me even being aware of it! I painted to release myself and at the same time found myself. Four years ago, almost to the date of the collection's release, I gave birth to my precious baby boy. He is the best thing in my life, but with this beautiful blessing came a grey cloud of depression. Postpartum depression paralyzed me in most aspects of my life. I felt smothered by guilt, anger and sadness. I began painting, as much as I could, with a newborn.  Painting became an outlet to release my feelings; It became my form of meditation, and ultimately my saving grace. 

As I kept painting, the feelings that were smothering me slowly turned into a warm blanket wrapping me in love. Once I was able to breathe again through that grey cloud, I lifted my head, looked around me and realized I was surrounded by beautiful, colorful universes that I created by my own hands!  As I stared in disbelief, everything came together. I had created more than half my collection without intending these pieces to go together. I call that BIG MAGIC!! The grace of my God pulled me out of this dark chapter and this collection is my thank you.

This is the inspiration for "Blanketed by Grace. It would be wrong to give you the product without an understanding of how it was made. I share my story to encourage others that are going through a dark chapter in their lives to find a creative outlet. To find themselves again through self-love.