Flourishing

"Sometimes when you feel the most trapped you are actually in the best place to flourish." I wrote this statement down one night before I went to bed and later drew a picture of this piece. It had been a crazy year. I had almost lost my life giving birth to my son, so my body was healing...and I was feeling so many emotions around the idea of not being able to have anymore children and learning to take care of a child who has a rare metabolic condition. We all find ourselves in these places...places where life's hardships seem so strong, so overwhelming, so difficult that we feel trapped. In those moments I get annoyed by the old cliche, "when life throws you lemons, make lemonade." And yet, there is part of my soul that knows I can choose to flourish amidst my hardships or be overcome by them. This piece is a functional vase for flowers to sit in and represent the idea of "flourishing." We become the vase but don't have to stay trapped.