Author: Tracey Kershaw

I am an artist and mother. Originally from Wales, I now live and practice in Nottingham, where I studied Fine Art, and am co-founder of the art collective Socket. My work explores themes of motherhood, ageing and notions of change. I am interested in the familiarity of the everyday, which I examine from the perspective of my own relationship with my son. I have just completed a one-year residency awarded by the University of Nottingham’s Fine Art department. During the year I began to develop a project, ‘Tell me about your mother’, reflecting upon the mother's position from the perspective of the child as an adult. The project continues….

Website: http://www.traceykershaw.co.uk

The Box and the Purple Chair

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I’m collecting stories about mothers. I have a purple armchair and a small wooden box engraved with the words, ‘tell me about your mother’. A little over a year ago, I began asking people to sit in the purple chair … Continued

‘k’

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It’s just a letter.… But to me this ‘k’ is much more … I know my son is growing up (he’s 10 now), and I know that I’m not the centre of his world anymore. I’m used to seeing the … Continued

Tell Me About Your Mother

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  I look at my 10 year old son, and I wonder….. –       Did I say the right thing? –       Did I do the right thing? –       How did I react? –       What will he remember? –       Did he understand … Continued