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      Date
      2019-02-05
      Author
      Webster, Marie A 1986-
      Type
      Thesis
      Degree Level
      Masters
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      Abstract
      Lessons in life are vast. Throughout our life we are presented with a series of events, situations and people that I believe are necessary in developing our purpose, deepening our connection with others and most importantly ourselves. Some of these events are devastatingly hard and others profoundly blissful. The emotions we are presented with during these experiences however intense, remind me of the beauty in our humanity. The fact that we can feel, express, and exists in all states is the momentous gift of life. I have attempted over the course of this degree to speak as truthfully and candid as I can. There is sincerity and truth in vulnerability, something which I hold in the highest esteem. Change is constant and inevitable in life, yet one of the hardest things to accept in the human experience. Narratives have been presented to me since I was a little girl in the form of stories, fairy tales and expectations for how life is supposed to go and how I am to exist within it. Throughout the years my desire for control has grown as I desperately tried to cling to those narratives. For this thesis and exhibition, I take an in depth look to nature as my source for inspiration and as my teacher. There is a beautiful surrender in nature as it humbly accepts the changes of life’s passing seasons. It is through this observation I have learned that I may choose to struggle against the current, or allow myself to remain open to the flow of life’s changes, leading me to the deeper waters I seek. And although it is nice to hold hands with another it is my hands I will use to stay afloat.
      Degree
      Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.)
      Department
      Art and Art History
      Program
      Studio Art
      Supervisor
      Norlen, Alison
      Committee
      Miller, Marcus; Nowlin, Tim; Lovrod, Marie
      Copyright Date
      April 2019
      URI
      http://hdl.handle.net/10388/11868
      Subject
      Sapiente
      PCOS
      Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
      Sculpture
      Painting
      Shells
      Goddess
      Fruit
      Skin
      Sexuality
      Healing
      Frida Kahlo
      Performance Art
      Crystals
      Natural World
      Nature
      New Age
      Symbolism
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      Infertility
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      Heartbreak
      Love
      Ultrasound
      Femininity
      Masculinity
      Social Roles
      Folktales
      Personal Narrative
      Personal Discovery
      Mother Earth
      Fragmentation
      Trauma
      Water
      Wisdom
      Fertility Figurines
      Ancient knowledge
      Natural Medicine
      Vagina
      Vulva
      Female Reproductive System
      Medicinal Plants
      Memento Mori
      Religion
      Death
      Life
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