Em Crisman
Love Like Shelter
Love Like Shelter
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2025, Toned Cyanotype on paper, 16 x 20"
I pictured a mother sitting with the window behind her, her children in her lap. Sitting like we often do at bedtime. Inside, her thoughts swirl anxiously, a quiet storm no one sees. Yet to her children, all that exists are the strong, warm, gentle arms that hold them. Their experience of the moment is so different from hers—and yet, maybe that’s the point. We carry the world’s worries quietly, protecting our children in a way they don’t even know, while they get to be snuggled up safe and sound.
Crawl into my lap,
the soft space where
your head lays.
What is unknown,
my shoulders hold
the weight of the world.
And so I pray
these intrusive thoughts away,
so you’ll only know
the gentle space
where your head lays.
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Timeline: Please allow up to 14 days to receive your print or original work. Please allow up to 20 days to receive your limited edition print as these are custom designed.
Prints: All giclee prints are printed on textured paper and shipped in a flat mailer with a piece of cardboard or foam core included for stability. Any paper print above 16x20 will be rolled, put in a plastic bag and inserted in a cardboard tube with bubble wrap if necessary.
Originals: Original artwork on paper will be packaged in a protective plastic bag in a flat mailer or custom box with a piece of cardboard or foam core included for stability.
Framed Work: Framed work will be packaged in a protective plastic bag in a custom box with a piece of cardboard or foam core on either side, with bubble wrap if needed.
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