"‘Life’s Tiny Perfect Moments’ is a clay relief sculpture; the tree of life branches out to encapsulate memories from my grandparents’ homes. After losing three of my grandparents in 2019, it came time to sell their homes. losing them was hard, selling their homes was like losing them all over again. After they passed, we spent every weekend packing up their belongings. Being in their homes with my relatives, sifting through boxes of memories, kept them alive. Being in the rooms where I played cards with my Nonno, cooked with my Nonna, and had tea parties with my Pa, gave me a physical connection to them. Once we sold their homes and said goodbye to those rooms forever, it felt like I was losing that connection and officially saying goodbye. In my Nonno and Nonna’s backyard was a big apricot tree. This tree was a massive part of my childhood."

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