Though motherhood can and ideally should take a village, the writer/artist who is also a mother has many messages coming at her at all times: how much should I mother my child; how much time can I spend away from mothering to create art; is that time spent away from child and family selfish? How much is too selfish? 

In this class we will discuss myths of motherhood, how we can unpack these myths, and what myths, stories and real-life examples we can look to, in order to create liberating stories and a creative practice that honors both the motherhood and the artist in us.

I broadly define “myth” to mean ancient mythologies and their descendants in folklore and fairy tales; cultural expectations that pervade Western society; and the myths closest to home, the family stories that you grew up with. I also want to loosely define “mother” to not only mean a person who has birthed a child, but any person who sees themselves in the primary caregiving role, who has to make choices in their creative practice and caregiving for a child.

It is my hope that this class will create and expand our mother-artist community and bring participants closer to a creative practice that feels aligned with their mother-lives.

Learn more and register here: https://www.tlanetwork.org/event-5959503