Nurture Mandala

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Artist: Lesley Turner

Title: Nurture Mandala

Attribution: Nurture Mandala, 2022, Lesley Turner

Year: 2022

Materials: Vintage wool blankets, worn garments, vintage cotton bedsheet

Dimensions: 36" x 36"

Image Statement: For the well-being of our society, we need to restore expressions of honor toward mothers. Being a mother and motherhood are the most essential roles in our society because they are life-giving and life-sustaining. We all have mothers and the right to experience being mothered to enable us to grow into fully developed adults. A person suffers a profound, deep loss if they have not been mothered after going through the birth process. I want to inform current and future mothers of the vital role they have taken on. The mother-child bond is the strongest bond humans are capable of, yet this relationship is rarely seen, let alone honored, in our society’s creative expression. It is time for society to return to recognizing that strong mother-child bonds and motherly love are essential for human survival. Humans can not survive without motherly love and care.