painting of a window with a deep orange brick outline and a grey windowsill leads to a red carpet on wood floors with beige and grey smudge walls with art, shelved, coat hooks with bags and shoes and white cabinets. clips line the right and left side

make yourself at home.

Awakenings Cohort, Awakenings - Chicago, IL - 2023

Group Exhibition

Photos of my painting, the carpet i made and some other images featured in my cohort group exhibition with the same title.

painting of a window with a deep orange brick outline and a grey windowsill leads to a red carpet on wood floors with beige and grey smudge walls with art, shelved, coat hooks with bags and shoes and white cabinets. clips line the right and left side
painting of a window with a deep orange brick outline and a grey windowsill leads to a red carpet on wood floors with beige and grey smudge walls with art, shelved, coat hooks with bags and shoes and white cabinets. clips line the right and left side

written during my final cohort workshop:

in this way i can invite people into my home and share it without feeling overwhelmed or invaded. i spent a lot of nights in the studio singing and dancing and feeling like i could breathe. the pipes cleared from the moment i’d leave my apartment. a lot about this painting was challenging but it ever felt daunting. i was happy to embrace the intricacies; to push myself, flex my skills and create room for growth. and yes, there was a mountain of frustration when i felt i couldn’t get it right or perfect which is bullshit because perfect doesn’t exist.

i wish i could slip into this painting like a doll in a playhouse. - this is where the journal ends - i think now more like slipping into the depths of the ocean. this is the first painting i have shared with an audience. the first one i created with purpose to share with others. it was terrifying and exhilarating, and i feel a joy i could only discover through the process of this cohort and this piece. i am grateful for what i have learned and grateful for who i have collaborated with.

xoxo margo.