MARY BETH HERCULES Squirrel

SQUIRREL is a sideshow act- popping up, grabbing attention, and making you wonder if he is saying, "Are you nuts?". I love how conversations take unexpected turns, especially at my own dinner table, where one thought jumps to the next without warning. I wanted this piece to capture that playful distraction. Like a sideshow pulling focus from a main event, this squirrel interrupts, surprises, and reminds us that sometimes, the joy of the unexpected is enough! I am a mother of 6,an interior architect, and a fan of art and design in all forms. Having a large family has been the greatest expression of creativity for me, sculpting me into a better human. I am an emerging artist, so I genuinely don't know where this path will lead me, but through art I have found a voice that can not find another way out. In family life not everything is heavy and not everything is light, but the lows and highs are the most excruciating and exhilarating emotions I have ever felt. THAT is being alive.