Laughing Crying

“Shadow work” is a term that comes from the Swiss psychologist Carl Jung, who described the “shadow” as the parts of ourselves that we hide, suppress, or deny — traits, memories, desires, or emotions we may feel ashamed of, fear, or simply don’t want to acknowledge.

I'm just too tired -Kezleigh

The idea isn’t to “eliminate” the shadow, but to understand it as part of being whole. Shadow work can reveal hidden strengths, heal emotional wounds, and foster greater authenticity.

Laughing Crying enters this space, where light and shadow don’t oppose each other, but meet.

This is my first attempt at a series. Holding onto something so wet and slippery, so whisper-thin, it falls through my fingers. Think of reflective material, ink, and blurring. Overlapping, disconjointed, not "right" placement. Then think bright pigments, overbearing largeness, florals, pretty, correct.

What I'm trying to say is that light only exists because it first came out of the dark.