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13. SPONSORED! Thank you to the SPOKE Writers Collective: Kristin Froneman, Natalie Appleton, Hannah Calder,Michelle Doege, Kerry Gilbert, Karen Meyer, Laisha Rosnau

HERSection: IV: LE MORTE STAGIONI 96.5 x 76 (L x W)

Return to Recapitulation Sponsorship PageTreated with a delicate and reserved palette this work stands alone, isolated even, from the rest. Her offers a sensitive portrayal of the artist’s mother, Ofelia, contained within a transparent vessel — a symbol of her self-imposed retreat and reclusion from the world. Depicted as a frail figure draped by a sheer wing-like cloak, Sveva draws a parallel between Ofelia and a moth whose wings are withered and unable to sustain flight, as inspired by a scene in Annie Dillard’s book Pilgrim at Tinker Creek in which a captive cocoon emerges as a flightless, suffering moth.Honouring Ofelia’s struggles with mental health, despite the suffering she inflicted upon Sveva, presents the nuanced and deeply devoted character of the relationship between the artist and her mother.