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Crescendo (2020), oil on wood panel
Childbirth is both biologically and emotionally complex. In Crescendo, I articulate the details of one such scene- my imagined birth- with the translucent amniotic sac, sterile medical examination gloves, tightly wound umbilical cord, and a mother's kiss on her baby's face.