I am Celestial (Julie Gladstone)

The works in this series are transtemporal, intergenerational portraits of mourning, grief, loss, motherhood, alchemy and resilience. These works are constructed through a sculptural layering and sewing together of paper, tissue, fabrics, paint, ink, lace and embroidery. Working with lace and embroidery were practices I came to when I become a mother, as a way of connecting the needlework traditions in my matrilineal line with my background as an abstract painter.