spezzare il pane con mamma

blown glass, enamel, mirror, bread made from my mother’s 30 year old bread starter, butter, wood, mom's recollections. 2017.

My mother was a chef for a long time. A recording plays softly, of her sharing her memories with me. Our shared memories are about food. Guests were invited to join me for a meal, to break bread.

Maybe what I want is to learn how to give like my mother does?

I feel a deep connection to people giving everything they have to a meal, to give to others.