Dementia #1: My Mom IS Fading Away

Dementia #1: My Mom is Fading Away

2024

13” x 13” x 1” (framed)

Textile-based mixed media

Materials: Vintage tablecloth, doily, and lace, fabric, black and white photo, thread

This piece documents the heartbreak of dementia. The photo shows my mom - as a young girl - trapped inside a deteriorating brain. This photo represents two ways the disease affects dementia patients: They often retain older memories better than things that happened more recently, and there is a regression to more child-like state as the disease worsens.