Circus Mom XII-Safety Net (2/6)

This image explores the idea of putting others before self, a response inherent in the role of mothering…repeating symbols relate to femaleness, anxiety, duty, creating home, joy.  Clocks speak of time, the passing of it, the wasting of it; curtains represent domesticity or scrutiny of a real or imagined audience; books suggest pleasure as well as authority.  The protagonist's attention is divided between issues of self and the safety of loved ones.