This is an art project centered around memory, forgetting, remembering, symbolism, and the long work of becoming safe in one’s own body.
I’ve been drawing Eight ever since, well, I was eight. I just didn’t fully understand why until I started this project. She’s the age that remembering became something I could never forget again. The age that my whole self comes back to—infinitely.
The work takes shape in two forms, both rooted in that same beginning.
This is Eight Gallery holds the stream-of-consciousness images and poetry.
This is Eight Tarot carries Eight’s travel through the Tarot.
All of my creations have stemmed from one commonality: helping my Eight find the voice she wasn’t allowed to have and giving her a platform where she can be seen and heard.
This space is created for people who carry stories that began too early; for those who speak in symbols, pictures, sounds, and metaphors; and for those who understand that healing isn’t necessarily public, quick or linear, but is a puzzle room, where each piece comes together at some point and it just makes sense.
Nothing is asked of you here.
You’re welcome to stay as long as you like. You’re free to move however you wish. You can take a look, linger, or leave. It’s all up to you.
This is Eight Gallery
Images and poetry created as acts of remembrance, growth, and protection.
This is Eight Tarot
Eight’s Tarot journey in a series of pictures and spells.