A Daughter's Good Fortune
Title
A Daughter's Good Fortune
Description
What drew you to this medium?
An interest in the glass process and experimentation with different techniques.
Why are you drawn to this subject?
It portrayed an important message to myself and my family.
What Does Your Artwork Represent?
The artwork represents my home and my mother. The moon has the Chinese character for good fortune to represent my Chinese heritage as well as how I feel about my life and the people around me. The broken heron represents my mother’s favorite bird and herself, as well as how I have broken many things in my life. The bird being broken represents how my mother is not whole and she is not perfect, but through her struggles she has always pushed through in one piece. The golden lining symbolizes how she has become more beautiful though her struggles and how it has made her more complete in a different way.
What Inspires You?
My family and the beauty of glass.
What connection do you have to your art?
This was a deeply personal piece that represented an aspect of my life unlike many other things.
An interest in the glass process and experimentation with different techniques.
Why are you drawn to this subject?
It portrayed an important message to myself and my family.
What Does Your Artwork Represent?
The artwork represents my home and my mother. The moon has the Chinese character for good fortune to represent my Chinese heritage as well as how I feel about my life and the people around me. The broken heron represents my mother’s favorite bird and herself, as well as how I have broken many things in my life. The bird being broken represents how my mother is not whole and she is not perfect, but through her struggles she has always pushed through in one piece. The golden lining symbolizes how she has become more beautiful though her struggles and how it has made her more complete in a different way.
What Inspires You?
My family and the beauty of glass.
What connection do you have to your art?
This was a deeply personal piece that represented an aspect of my life unlike many other things.
Creator
Carley Bishop
Collection
Citation
Carley Bishop, “A Daughter's Good Fortune,” RICE (Research, Internships, and Creative Endeavors) Symposium, accessed April 28, 2024, https://ricecentrecollege.omeka.net/items/show/205.