It will be an ongoing serial. This site, The Demeter Project, contains a folio of fourteen images created by Barbara Franks-Morra, a birthmother and artist. These images address the emotional, spiritual, and psychological consequences on one individual who underwent this experience. Ms. Franks-Morra has provided a running commentary on each work, which should be understood as an artist's statement. Issues of healing and reunion are not considered in this document.
All images are original, mixed media works.
Birth Mother Art Exhibit An Artistic Interpretation of the Birth Mother Experience, by Canadian Alberta Artist Rita Wildschut. This collection of work deals with the emotions and pain behind the face of the 'Birth Mother'. Flax is chiefly concerned with adopted children's pre-adoption fears and fantasies and how adoption and birth status function as categories of prohibited cultural meaning, Fessler's interest is focused upon understanding her adoptive family and her place within that particular dynamic. Works reflecting the self and our unending search Nancy specializes in portraits Acrylic and Oil paintings on large canvas. Her work is reflective and spiritual.