yes | and
leaning in — falling down
rising up — losing ground
reaching | finding the rest
prayers made of grass | i have only myself to give
woven light — casting shadows
breathe in — breathe out
towards what end | an opening
the way isn’t clear | here we are
we can’t go this alone | where do we go from here
rising up — the sun at our feet
beholden — held
shedding light — reflecting sky
down to the bone - the long arc
About this series
This work was born of a question: how do we do this? “Yes | And” is a series of images bound together with thin golden line as if by kintsugi, the Japanese art of mending broken pottery with gold. The resulting diptychs become vessels that hold our hurt and our hope. There is healing to be found in holding multiple truths in our awareness at the same time. By doing so, we get to practice wholeness. With practice, we find our way.
This body of work was inspired by a conversation between adrienne maree brown and her sister Autumn Brown, which I heard on their “How to Survive the End of the World” podcast.
This series was originally completed in 2022. Three new images were added in 2025.