{"product_id":"works-with-her-hands-lauren-karjala","title":"Works With Her Hands","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout This Collection:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMy paintings draw on memory, dream, and symbolism through a recurring lexicon of motifs, each a vessel for layered meaning. My process is intuitive, informed by animist thinking that treats my subjects as active presences rather than static portraits. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn this body of work, I asked my mother to create flower arrangements for me — a work of art from her hands, translated into a work from my own. The imagery that emerged around the flowers became a study of what my mother has passed down to me, and what I carry through life because of her. The subject became a point of entry into the inheritance of memory, knowledge, objects, and experience that moves between generations. From this personal exchange, the work expands into a broader reflection on the wisdom women pass down through the matrilineal line — what we inherit, what we change, and what we add to that inheritance in turn.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lauren Karjala","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54770588844311,"sku":"210000051827","price":1050.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1018\/2101\/files\/Workswithherhands-LaurenKarjala.jpg?v=1787663595","url":"https:\/\/nahcotta.com\/products\/works-with-her-hands-lauren-karjala","provider":"Nahcotta","version":"1.0","type":"link"}