Motherly Gospel
There are endless methods and books on how to raise a child. Parents want their child to become a good person, they all want to do a good job. And parents spend endless time guilty over not being a good enough parents. But in the end, what truly stays with you? What is the actual legacy of your parents?
There are endless methods and books on how to raise a child. Parents want their child to become a good person, they all want to do a good job. And parents spend endless time guilty over not being a good enough parents. But in the end, what truly stays with you? What is the actual legacy of your parents?
This work highlights three sentences from my mother that have stayed with me into my adult life. Advice I still use and advice I give my children and others. The question is however if this the motherly gospel my mother wanted.
Satin, cotton and wood
Exhibited in Gallerý Grótta 2017 - Ég sagði það áður en þú gast sagt það / I Said it Before You
"You're not pushy, you're determined"
"It's better to have one big bag rather than a lot of small ones"
"If you are ever going to decide what kind of person you want to become, you have to see a psychologist"
