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The Weight of Memory
by Emerald Barkley
The Weight of Memory is an original watercolor skull painting by Emerald Barkley about the quiet and suffocating nature of anxiety.
I often think about my anxiety in terms of birds and feathers – quick, fluttering, quietly suffocating. A thunderous whisper in my heart and in my throat, and an overlay to any experience.
A good trick that I have learned is to ground myself in the present moment with my senses. What am I seeing, smelling, feeling, tasting, hearing?
Even as I ground, two feet firmly present in the sense of now, there is a memory of a throat full of feathers.
The Weight of Memory is 9.5″ x 12″ original watercolor and ink painting on Arches hot-pressed paper.
This piece will ship unframed.
More originals on EDO:
Quiet: https://everydayoriginal.com/product/quiet-2/
These Slow Moments, They Writhe: https://everydayoriginal.com/product/these-slow-moments-they-writhe/
These Teeth That Gnash: https://everydayoriginal.com/product/these-teeth-that-gnash/
Other ways to collect my work:
Originals: https://www.emeraldbarkley.com/shop/original-artwork
Prints: https://www.emeraldbarkley.com/shop/prints
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/emeraldbarkley
Stay in touch:
instagram: @emeraldbarkley
tiktok: @emeraldbarkley
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