‘Mother Garden’ (After Cassatt, 1908) Original Artwork

8 X 10 Charcoal on Paper

the garden seems like
it would be mother —
not for how it looks,
but for how it holds.

she opens
like breath,
she teaches
by her being.

we descend into her womb
not to escape the world —
but to remember
how to be in it.

Original artwork of Charcoal on Paper 8 x 10. Created 2025. Framed at 11.5 x 14.5.

Shown in Emily's solo show "Two Way Reaching: The Holy Invitation of the Fertile Dark" at the Havenlight Gallery November 2025.