How Art Heals-WEB

61 “I thought I was solely responsible for the success of my relationship, and if it wasn’t working, I needed to try harder or do more, or somehow twist myself into a different shape. Eventually, I was so twisted and tangled that I no longer recognized myself. Eating Lies , Deep Grooves [not shown], and Contorted [not shown] were created during this process.” While creating these coff ins, I thought about how these patterns came to be, what it would take to unknot the fear and stop contorting myself to please others, and what it looks like when a healthier pattern is in place. Creating this artwork was about laying these patterns to rest, and it provided a sense of completion that was integral to the process of saying goodbye to this marriage and shifting the unhealthy relational patterns that had been in place for so long.