A Collection Of Original Abstract Works On Canvas And Paper
The Mother’s Load
“The Mother’s Load” is a collection of playful and expressive abstract paintings that reflect the complexity of the emotional load a mother carries as she balances celebrating the growth of her children and grieving the loss of her babies (and all the feelings in between).
This work celebrates the wholeness of being human and the capacity of the heart, especially a mother’s, to hold so much at one time.
The Mother’s Load
This work is raw, energetic, and a little wild, but it is also sweet, joyful, and free. It was made in between nap times and long walks and breaking news and silly stories.
It was made while dancing and singing and crying and breastfeeding.
It was made through presence and connection.
It was made with so much love.
30”x40” Works on Canvas
“Garden Full of Blooms and Thorns”
Acrylic, Graphite, Charcoal on Canvas
40”x30”
$1,500
“I Knew Who I Was This Morning…”
Acrylic, Graphite, Charcoal on Canvas
40”x30”
$1,500
“Heart So Full, I Can’t Catch My Breath”
Acrylic, Graphite, Charcoal on Canvas
40”x30”
$1,500 *Fulfilled by Purple House Gallery
“I’m Sorry for What I Said When I Was Hangry”
Acrylic, Graphite, Charcoal on Canvas
40”x30”
$1,500
“Holding It All In Both Hands”
Acrylic, Graphite, Charcoal on Canvas
40”x30”
$1,500
“I’ll Carry You ‘Til I Can’t”
Acrylic, Graphite, Charcoal on Canvas
40”x30”
$1,500 *Fulfilled by Purple House Gallery
“I Can’t Change the Direction of the Wind”
Acrylic, Graphite, Charcoal on Canvas
30”x40”
$1,500 $975 *Fulfilled by Sophiella Gallery
“Something New”
Acrylic, Graphite, Charcoal on Canvas
30”x40”
$1,500
“I Need a Minute, Please”
Acrylic, Graphite, Charcoal on Canvas
30”x40”
$1,500
“Tiny Hands and Honeysuckle Vines”
Acrylic, Graphite, Charcoal on Canvas
30”x40”
$1,500
“You Fit Right Here”
Acrylic, Graphite, Charcoal on Canvas
30”x40”
$1,500
Every day I hold within me grief and joy, rage and elation, fear, contentment, awe, heartbreak, gratitude, despair, sadness, and a deeply profound sense of love that feels like it could break me at any moment - all of these feelings inside me stewing together like a pot of soup that has been simmering on the stove for hours and tended to throughout the day. The recipe is always improvised, making adjustments to the flavor as I go (a little bit of love and grace and patience and empathy goes such a long way) and by dinner time it’s served to sweet little mouths in between mouthfuls of questions about “why?” and “how long?” until bedtime when I hold them, listening to them pant in their sleep, promising “always always always always”.
24”x36” Works on Canvas
“Spring Supper Club”
Acrylic, Graphite, Charcoal on Canvas
36”x24” Hattiehopkinsarts@gmail.com
$1,100 *Fulfilled by Dot + Hop Studio
“Can We Stay For One More Minute?”
Acrylic, Graphite, Charcoal on Canvas
36”x24”
$1,100 *Fulfilled by Purple House Gallery
“Summer Schedule (is Chaos)”
Acrylic, Graphite, Charcoal on Canvas
36”x24”
$1,100 *Fulfilled by Purple House Gallery
“Summer Break Ages 7 and 1”
Acrylic, Graphite, Charcoal on Canvas
24”x36”
$1,100
“Fizzy Water (she says it’s ‘spicety’)”
Acrylic, Graphite, Charcoal on Canvas
36”x24”
$1,100
“Nap Time Negotiations”
Acrylic, Graphite, Charcoal on Canvas
24”x36”
$1,100
“Loving and Grieving Every Stage”
Acrylic, Graphite, Charcoal on Canvas
36”x24”
$1,100
I had a baby and then my art changed.
Ever since coming back to my creative practice after Gwen was born, my art has been different. I tried, at first, to paint in the familiar way, like I had before, but everything I tried was a fight and I ended up trashing several paintings. Eventually, I relented to the process and allowed myself to explore more, committed to the mission of expression over production, and, eventually, this new form of expression emerged.
The Mother’s Load Collection reflects the transformation that occurs when one assumes the role of mother - the fracturing and scattering of the pieces of self, like when the elastic string of a beaded bracelet snaps and pops of beads rain on the floor. There is an instinct to find all of the pieces, to reassemble the bracelet, to tie the string back together, but it just doesn’t fit right anymore, not like before, so something new has to be created.
24”x30” Works on Canvas
“For the Love of Monet 2”
Acrylic, Graphite, Charcoal on Canvas
24”x30”
$950
“For the Love of Monet 1”
Acrylic, Graphite, Charcoal on Canvas
24”x30”
$950
“I Love You So Much It Hurts”
Acrylic, Graphite, Charcoal on Canvas
24”x30”
$950
“Give Me Space, Please”
Acrylic, Graphite, Charcoal on Canvas
24”x30”
$950
“You Used to Live in My Belly”
Acrylic, Graphite, Charcoal on Canvas
24”x30”
$950
“HappySad”
Acrylic, Graphite, Charcoal on Canvas
24”x30”
$950
“Ice Cream Party”
Acrylic, Graphite, Charcoal on Canvas
24”x30”
$950
“Meadow Garden 1”
Acrylic, Graphite, Charcoal on Canvas
24”x30”
$950
“Sticky Sweet”
Acrylic, Graphite, Charcoal on Canvas
24”x30”
$950
“Appalachian Summer Ages 7 and 1 #1”
Acrylic, Graphite, Charcoal on Canvas
24”x30”
$950
“Appalachian Summer Ages 7 and 1 #2”
Acrylic, Graphite, Charcoal on Canvas
24”x30”
$950
“I’m Really Trying To Be Patient, I Promise“
Acrylic, Graphite, Charcoal on Canvas
24”x30”
$950
“Sparkling Water with Lime”
Acrylic, Graphite, Charcoal on Canvas
24”x30” Hattiehopkinsarts@gmail.com
$950 *Fulfilled by Dot + Hop Studio
“Tethered 2”
Acrylic, Graphite, Charcoal on Canvas
24”x30”
$950 $525
“Tethered 1”
Acrylic, Graphite, Charcoal on Canvas
24”x30”
$950 $525 *Fulfilled by Sophiella Gallery
“Intertwined”
Acrylic, Graphite, Charcoal on Canvas
24”x30”
$950 $525 *Fulfilled by Sophiella Gallery
“Chaos is a Prelude to Creativity”
Acrylic, Graphite, Charcoal on Canvas
24”x30”
$950 $525 *Fulfilled by Sophiella Gallery
TETHERED
The invisible cord between us,
Keeping us from drifting too far from one another,
Keeping us
T e t h e r e d.
My breath, and hers,
My heartbeat, and hers,
My hands, and hers,
So married that neither one of us
Sees the other as
S e p a r a t e
And that no amount of
Time, or
Distance,
Could ever sever
That which keeps us
T e t h e r e d.
22”x30” Works on paper
“Momma Wolf 1” Searsha x Mom Collab
Acrylic, Graphite, Charcoal on Paper
22”x30”
$650
“Momma Wolf 2” Searsha x Mom Collab
Acrylic, Graphite, Charcoal on Paper
22”x30”
$650
“Large Works on Paper 1”
Acrylic, Graphite, Charcoal on Paper
22”x30”
$650
The Wolf Series
Searsha has collaborated with me on paintings since she was old enough to hold a paint brush. For my 2020 collection, “There are No Bad Emotions”, she contributed to the bottom left corners of all the paintings (because that is the only part she could reach once upon a time). As she has grown, her contributions have matured to mixing colors, painting base layers, and adding finishing marks.
But I've been dreaming of a way to incorporate her own art into my work.
When she was 4, maybe 5, I taught her how to draw a lion using the number 5, and she started drawing little number 5 lions all the time, eventually turning them into wolves (her favorite animal).
Her little wolf drawings are my absolute favorite and hold such a special place in my heart and memory of her childhood that I had to incorporate them and her other drawings into the works on paper for this collection.
16”x20” Works on paper
“Untitled 1”
Acrylic, Graphite, Charcoal on Paper
16”x20”
$400 *Fulfilled by Purple House Gallery
“Untitled 2”
Acrylic, Graphite, Charcoal on Paper
16”x20” Hattiehopkinsarts@gmail.com
$400 *Fulfilled by Dot + Hop Studio
“Untitled 3”
Acrylic, Graphite, Charcoal on Paper
16”x20”
$400 *Fulfilled by Purple House Gallery
“Untitled 4”
Acrylic, Graphite, Charcoal on Paper
16”x20”
$400 *Fulfilled by Purple House Gallery
“Untitled 5”
Acrylic, Graphite, Charcoal on Paper
16”x20”
$400 *Fulfilled by Purple House Gallery
“Untitled 6”
Acrylic, Graphite, Charcoal on Paper
16”x20”
$400 *Fulfilled by Purple House Gallery
“Untitled 7”
Acrylic, Graphite, Charcoal on Paper
16”x20”
$400 *Fulfilled by Purple House Gallery
“Untitled 8”
Acrylic, Graphite, Charcoal on Paper
16”x20”
$400 *Fulfilled by Purple House Gallery
“Wolf Series 1”, Searsha x Mom Collab
Acrylic, Graphite, Charcoal on Paper
16”x20”
$400
“Untitled 10”
Acrylic, Graphite, Charcoal on Paper
16”x20”
$400 *Fulfilled by Purple House Gallery
“Untitled 12”
Acrylic, Graphite, Charcoal on Canvas
16”x20” Hattiehopkinsarts@gmail.com
$400 *Fulfilled by Dot + Hop Studio
“Untitled 13”
Acrylic, Graphite, Charcoal on Canvas
16”x20” Hattiehopkinsarts@gmail.com
$400 *Fulfilled by Dot + Hop Studio
“Untitled 14”
Acrylic, Graphite, Charcoal on Paper
16”x20” Hattiehopkinsarts@gmail.com
$400 *Fulfilled by Dot + Hop Studio
“Untitled 15”
Acrylic, Graphite, Charcoal on Canvas
16”x20” Hattiehopkinsarts@gmail.com
$400 *Fulfilled by Dot + Hop Studio
"Wolf Series 2", Searsha x Mom Collab
Acrylic, Graphite, Charcoal on Canvas
16”x20”
$400
"Wolf Series 3", Searsha x Mom Collab
Acrylic, Graphite, Charcoal on Canvas
16”x20”
$400
"Wolf Series 4", Searsha x Mom Collab
Acrylic, Graphite, Charcoal on Canvas
16”x20”
$400
"Wolf Series 5", Searsha x Mom Collab
Acrylic, Graphite, Charcoal on Canvas
16”x20”
$400
"Wolf Series 6", Searsha x Mom Collab
Acrylic, Graphite, Charcoal on Canvas
16”x20”
$400
"Wolf Series 7", Searsha x Mom Collab
Acrylic, Graphite, Charcoal on Canvas
16”x20”
$400
8”x10” Works on paper
“Small Untitled 1”
Acrylic, Graphite, Charcoal on Paper
8”x10”
$100 *Fulfilled by Purple House Gallery
“Small Untitled 2”
Acrylic, Graphite, Charcoal on Paper
8”x10”
$100 *Fulfilled by Purple House Gallery
“Small Untitled 3”
Acrylic, Graphite, Charcoal on Paper
8”x10”
$100 *Fulfilled by Purple House Gallery
“Baby Wolf 1” Searsha x Mom Collab
Acrylic, Graphite, Charcoal on Paper
8”x10”
$100
“Baby Wolf 2” Searsha x Mom Collab
Acrylic, Graphite, Charcoal on Paper
8”x10”
$100
“Baby Wolf 3” Searsha x Mom Collab
Acrylic, Graphite, Charcoal on Paper
8”x10”
$100
“Small Untitled 4”
Acrylic, Graphite, Charcoal on Paper
8”x10”
$100 *Fulfilled by Purple House Gallery
“Small Untitled 5”
Acrylic, Graphite, Charcoal on Paper
8”x10”
$100 *Fulfilled by Purple House Gallery
“Small Untitled 6”
Acrylic, Graphite, Charcoal on Paper
8”x10”
$100 *Fulfilled by Purple House Gallery
“Baby Wolf 4” Searsha x Mom Collab
Acrylic, Graphite, Charcoal on Paper
8”x10”
$100
“Baby Wolf 5” Searsha x Mom Collab
Acrylic, Graphite, Charcoal on Paper
8”x10”
$100
“Baby Wolf 6” Searsha x Mom Collab
Acrylic, Graphite, Charcoal on Paper
8”x10”
$100
“Small Untitled 7”
Acrylic, Graphite, Charcoal on Paper
8”x10”
$100 *Fulfilled by Purple House Gallery
“Small Untitled 8”
Acrylic, Graphite, Charcoal on Paper
8”x10”
$100 *Fulfilled by Purple House Gallery
“Small Untitled 9”
Acrylic, Graphite, Charcoal on Paper
8”x10”
$100 *Fulfilled by Purple House Gallery
“Baby Wolf 7” Searsha x Mom Collab
Acrylic, Graphite, Charcoal on Paper
8”x10”
$100
“Baby Wolf 8” Searsha x Mom Collab
Acrylic, Graphite, Charcoal on Paper
8”x10”
$100
“Baby Wolf 9” Searsha x Mom Collab
Acrylic, Graphite, Charcoal on Paper
8”x10”
$100
“Small Untitled 10”
Acrylic, Graphite, Charcoal on Paper
8”x10”
$100 *Fulfilled by Purple House Gallery
“Small Untitled 11”
Acrylic, Graphite, Charcoal on Paper
8”x10”
$100 *Fulfilled by Purple House Gallery
“Small Untitled 12”
Acrylic, Graphite, Charcoal on Paper
8”x10”
$100 *Fulfilled by Purple House Gallery
“Baby Wolf 10” Searsha x Mom Collab
Acrylic, Graphite, Charcoal on Paper
8”x10”
$100
“Baby Wolf 11” Searsha x Mom Collab
Acrylic, Graphite, Charcoal on Paper
8”x10”
$100
“Baby Wolf 12” Searsha x Mom Collab
Acrylic, Graphite, Charcoal on Paper
8”x10”
$100
“Small Untitled 13”
Acrylic, Graphite, Charcoal on Paper
8”x10”
$100 *Fulfilled by Purple House Gallery
“Small Untitled 14”
Acrylic, Graphite, Charcoal on Paper
8”x10”
$100 *Fulfilled by Purple House Gallery
“Small Untitled 15”
Acrylic, Graphite, Charcoal on Paper
8”x10”
$100 *Fulfilled by Purple House Gallery
“Small Untitled 16”
Acrylic, Graphite, Charcoal on Paper
8”x10”
$100 *Fulfilled by Purple House Gallery
“Small Untitled 17”
Acrylic, Graphite, Charcoal on Paper
8”x10”
$100 *Fulfilled by Purple House Gallery
“Small Untitled 18”
Acrylic, Graphite, Charcoal on Paper
8”x10”
$100 *Fulfilled by Purple House Gallery
“Small Untitled 19”
Acrylic, Graphite, Charcoal on Paper
8”x10”
$100 *Fulfilled by Purple House Gallery
“Small Untitled 20”
Acrylic, Graphite, Charcoal on Paper
8”x10”
$100 *Fulfilled by Purple House Gallery
“Small Untitled 21”
Acrylic, Graphite, Charcoal on Paper
8”x10”
$100 *Fulfilled by Purple House Gallery
“Small Untitled 22”
Acrylic, Graphite, Charcoal on Paper
8”x10”
$100 *Fulfilled by Purple House Gallery
“Small Untitled 23”
Acrylic, Graphite, Charcoal on Paper
8”x10”
$100 *Fulfilled by Purple House Gallery
“Small Untitled 24”
Acrylic, Graphite, Charcoal on Paper
8”x10”
$100 *Fulfilled by Purple House Gallery