Childhood’s End

When our dad died suddenly, my sister and I were faced with our mother’s downward spiral into extreme confusion, fragility, and finally death from Alzheimer’s disease. Although at the time, we were adults with full-time careers, husbands and small children, this sad and terrifying time definitely signaled the end of our childhoods. These five drawings and paintings of toys are meant to tell a story and convey that to us, through the devastating effect of Alzheimer’s disease on our mother, became our “Childhood’s End”.

1. Walnut ink over acrylic wash

2. Acrylic on canvas 48" x 24"

3. Acrylic on canvas 48" x 24"

4. Walnut ink and watercolor

5. Acrylic on canvas 36" x 36"

1. “This is the story of a mother, her two daughters and Alzheimer’s Disease”

2. “We tried to embrace our mother and the situation”

3. “We got a lot of “unasked for” advice”

4. “We couldn’t put her back together again”

5. “In the end, she became like a Lamb of God”