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- Quality solitude is hard to find, 14"x 21" inkjet print
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- No heartbeat accompanied by a broken heart, 14"x 21" inkjet print
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- What would have been, 14"x 21" inkjet print
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- These have to go, 14"x 21" inkjet print
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- Again for the first time, 14"x 21" inkjet print
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- App. 600 miles, 14"x 21" inkjet print
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- It's so good to see you, 14"x 21" inkjet print
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- A friend's result, 14"x 21" inkjet print
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- They make the distance not so harsh, 14"x 21" inkjet print
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- Comfort has it's place in the pasture, 14"x 21" inkjet print
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- Empty in the form of pain, 14"x 21" inkjet print
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- Hear like you're alone, 14"x 21" inkjet print
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- Maternal sentiments remind me, 14"x 21" inkjet print
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Artist Statement
In August of 2008 my boyfriend and I discovered we were pregnant. The news was scary, but after spending many long nights talking about the things we would eventually have to overcome, we found ourselves overwhelmed with excitement. We went through the difficulties of telling our parents and were ready to hit the ground running once that was over.
Our first doctor’s appointment was only two days after we told my parents they were going to be grandparents. We went to the pregnancy center for our first ultrasound and learned there was no heartbeat to be found. The fear we felt at that moment is like none other we had experienced before. At least we had each other.
This series of 14” x 21” prints carefully takes on my personal experiences post-miscarriage, and what life is like in the following months. There are little reminders everywhere that spark some sort of relationship to what could have been.
These color photographs address the difficulties women face when they are confronted with miscarriages. The unwanted loss of an unborn child is something many women deal with. I am only one of those women, but the tragic loss is felt across the board. My desire is for this series to let women know they are not alone and that there are others challenged by this issue.