Selections from "when the stars fell from the sky, v.1: ghost light"

"when the stars fell from the sky" is a dos-a-dos book project and print exhibition culled from three series about my experience with debilitating grief. "ghost light", the 1st volume of two is completed with the second volume following shortly. The imagery depicts a visual odyssey through a devastating period when I experienced an unexpected and profound loss, the kind that destroyed my self-assurance and emotional equilibrium. For a period of 860 days, my husband left our family to live with his mistress. Suddenly, I was steeped in a new normal that was abnormal, navigating terrain akin to a rollercoaster ride that I had never stood in line for. I felt isolated and alone. Time became endless, and smothering. Everything seemed impossible. Consciously reliving this experience to make this work is a profound journey of a harrowing past, a bittersweet act of peeling back layers of pain, and an avenue for solace and communion.