My collection is titled “The Breaking”.  In this collection, I’ve explored the themes of heartbreak and disappointment as it relates to the female experience of betrayal. I have layered vibrant abstract backgrounds with bold figures and portraits to reflect the chaos and paradox of emotions and thoughts that swirl through our beings as we experience such a life changing event.  The raw marks and unfinished style of the drawings mirror the raw states of our hearts when we experience hard things.  Things change us.  We have such little control over what happens to us, but we have all the power in the world to determine how those things shape us.  Madeline Barry - Artist 

This piece is a physical representation of the feeling of being alone and quiet after being completely overwhelmed with the chaos of life.

As I navigated through my healing after betrayal, everything felt like too much. The dishes in the sink would send me into a tailspin. My toddler knocking something over would cause me to want to run away and give up. 

And then there were moments like this - when I would step out onto my back porch, breathe in the freezing cold air, and have a moment of silence in the midst of chaos.  

These moments of space carry us through.