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PAINTING AT NIGHT Nora Howell "After Party (2 months postpartum with second child)"
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Nora Howell "After Party (2 months postpartum with second child)"

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$2,500. 2020 18" x 24" Cotton cord, bisque fired stoneware

Price does not include shipping. Contact info@collarworks.org for a shipping estimate.

Artist statement

Change is an inevitable human experience, and yet I struggle accepting new situations and identities. My art practice explores the emotional and physical stages of change—from resistance to acceptance. My recent series started with the life altering process of becoming a mother. My artwork captures these emotions and their impact on my physical body. Each piece captures a unique moment in my journey. I use ‘ordinary’ clay, cotton yarn, weaving needles, and latch hooks to pay homage to the generations of mothers who have gone before me. The everydayness of these materials highlights the value in the taken for granted, common parts of our life’s stories. These pieces reflect my journey of physical transformation and emotional evolution. They also mirror a larger collective struggle to release the unrealistic desire to return to a pre-pandemic world so that we can embrace a new reality full of goodness, hardship, and the unknown.

Artist bio

Howell is a fiber and performance-based sculpture artist and art administrator. She received her MFA in Community Arts from the Maryland Institute College of Art. Howell develops a visual language to illuminate and stimulate dialogue around themes of motherhood, race, community, power, and white privilege. She is a Hamiltonian Fellowship Alumni, 2018 Daily Record 40 under 40 VIP awardee, and Sondheim Prize 2014 semi-finalist.


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$2,500. 2020 18" x 24" Cotton cord, bisque fired stoneware

Price does not include shipping. Contact info@collarworks.org for a shipping estimate.

Artist statement

Change is an inevitable human experience, and yet I struggle accepting new situations and identities. My art practice explores the emotional and physical stages of change—from resistance to acceptance. My recent series started with the life altering process of becoming a mother. My artwork captures these emotions and their impact on my physical body. Each piece captures a unique moment in my journey. I use ‘ordinary’ clay, cotton yarn, weaving needles, and latch hooks to pay homage to the generations of mothers who have gone before me. The everydayness of these materials highlights the value in the taken for granted, common parts of our life’s stories. These pieces reflect my journey of physical transformation and emotional evolution. They also mirror a larger collective struggle to release the unrealistic desire to return to a pre-pandemic world so that we can embrace a new reality full of goodness, hardship, and the unknown.

Artist bio

Howell is a fiber and performance-based sculpture artist and art administrator. She received her MFA in Community Arts from the Maryland Institute College of Art. Howell develops a visual language to illuminate and stimulate dialogue around themes of motherhood, race, community, power, and white privilege. She is a Hamiltonian Fellowship Alumni, 2018 Daily Record 40 under 40 VIP awardee, and Sondheim Prize 2014 semi-finalist.


$2,500. 2020 18" x 24" Cotton cord, bisque fired stoneware

Price does not include shipping. Contact info@collarworks.org for a shipping estimate.

Artist statement

Change is an inevitable human experience, and yet I struggle accepting new situations and identities. My art practice explores the emotional and physical stages of change—from resistance to acceptance. My recent series started with the life altering process of becoming a mother. My artwork captures these emotions and their impact on my physical body. Each piece captures a unique moment in my journey. I use ‘ordinary’ clay, cotton yarn, weaving needles, and latch hooks to pay homage to the generations of mothers who have gone before me. The everydayness of these materials highlights the value in the taken for granted, common parts of our life’s stories. These pieces reflect my journey of physical transformation and emotional evolution. They also mirror a larger collective struggle to release the unrealistic desire to return to a pre-pandemic world so that we can embrace a new reality full of goodness, hardship, and the unknown.

Artist bio

Howell is a fiber and performance-based sculpture artist and art administrator. She received her MFA in Community Arts from the Maryland Institute College of Art. Howell develops a visual language to illuminate and stimulate dialogue around themes of motherhood, race, community, power, and white privilege. She is a Hamiltonian Fellowship Alumni, 2018 Daily Record 40 under 40 VIP awardee, and Sondheim Prize 2014 semi-finalist.


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