First Day of School is a 12 x 24 inch torn-paper collage on board that captures the emotional complexity of a child’s first day at school. Fragmented figures of parents and children overlap against a layered architectural backdrop, creating a dreamlike sense of movement, anticipation, and separation. The torn edges and shifting perspectives reflect both the excitement and uncertainty of new beginnings, while the muted tones and bursts of patterned color evoke memory, tenderness, and the shared ritual of letting go. The piece speaks not only to childhood, but also to the universal experience of transition and growth.
First Day of School is a 12 x 24 inch torn-paper collage on board that captures the emotional complexity of a child’s first day at school. Fragmented figures of parents and children overlap against a layered architectural backdrop, creating a dreamlike sense of movement, anticipation, and separation. The torn edges and shifting perspectives reflect both the excitement and uncertainty of new beginnings, while the muted tones and bursts of patterned color evoke memory, tenderness, and the shared ritual of letting go. The piece speaks not only to childhood, but also to the universal experience of transition and growth.