Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Artist Parent Index Person An individual. Website The Artist's website <a href="https://www.elainelutherart.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.elainelutherart.com</a> Medium assemblage sculpture Location The location of the interview Chicago Illinois USA Artist Statement Motherhood, art, death. It’s all tied up for me. My brother Joe died during “the time of death.” That’s what we call it. In fifteen months, eight beloved people—family, friends, an infant—died. For a while, my husband and I would say, “It can’t get any worse.” Then it would get worse, so we stopped saying that. In 2005, my baby daughter died. Before I had kids, I had lots of time, but nothing to say. Now, with three kids, I have no time, but I have something to say, and I’m not afraid. There’s tremendous power in tremendous loss. I see the little bits and pieces left behind at the playground—a barrette, a pencil, a scrap of ribbon. Who left it? Did they notice it was gone? I see the mystery of a little piece of a broken toy, how it becomes unrecognizable. What is it? What was its purpose? Ordinary things like a bread tab inspire a new design in my jewelry. These are the things that make up my daily life as a mom— bread tabs and lost barrettes and parts of broken toys. I find meaning, and solace, and remembrance in the ordinary things that are left behin Topic housework juggling/balance infant death Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Elaine Luther