Family Tree, Tania

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Family Tree.

Tania.

Markers.

 

 

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about the piece.

This is a family tree project Tania did in her kindergarten class. On the right she drew Daddy, then Mommy with Jeremiah and Miles, herself, and her big brother David.  Her mom said, "I was amazed that she thought to draw her lost brothers in the picture.  She was one when we lost Jeremiah and two when we lost Miles.  She didn't know about the losses at that time, but has recently realized that she would have been a big sister.  She is sad that she isn't and so am I.  She would be a wonderful big sister." 

 

about the artist.

Tania is five years old and just started kindergarten.  She would like to be a big sister, but her two little brothers, Jeremiah and Miles, both died because of cord problems.  They were both five months along.  Of course she never saw them, but misses being a big sister.  She'd like to have a baby in our family and is upset that she only has baby dolls to play with ("They're not even alive!"). 

 

Tania's mom, Annie, blogs at Cradles and Graves.

Death Lived Here, Ang

Death Lived Here.
ANg.
Markers.

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about the piece.
In Ang's words, "Death Lived here is an autobiography. It represents the self expression of not being able to safely keep my son from harm. Yet in the background there are shades of blue bubbles, representing his free spirit in the world, and from the dry grey branches are little white hearts, representing the love pure between a mom and her son. Its primarily done with markers."

about the artist.
Alter My World (screen name) aka Ang began her art journey one year after the death of her newborn son, Andrew Joseph. Her art gives her a voice, whether its her grief expression or her happy times, it gives her a sense of self and of the hope of healing. Art at first became a voice of grief and sorrow, through the years it has become so much more than that. It now has periods of laughter and brightness and when she needs to, she arts about loss and grief and sadness.
Her art can be seen here.