THIS IS A PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED ASSIGNMENT

My Mother’s Artifacts:

A Few of My Favorite Things….

As the only living family member alive, it is my responsibility to share this tribute of my mother. I wanted to show my family why Mom did the things she did. I wanted them to understand the pain of separation and the things that she used to fill the voids in her life. I wanted to evoke understanding, awe, and compassion for an incredible woman.

I imagined each stage of her life in a ‘store front’ image – a collection of treasures from that period in her life. I wanted to take all of that and make it meaningful…not just rings and pictures in a box. – Something living.

I tried to use symbolism: The rings were meant to symbolize her unending love. The pink ribbon was a symbol of my mother’s undying love for her first baby girl.

I feel that the music choices reinforced my themes: I thought "My Favorite Things" complimented the video. "Separate Worlds" by Journey’s lyrics really heightened my mother’s desperation and loss. I timed it so when I showed her parent’s divorce, these lyrics were heard:

Troubled times
Caught between confusions and pain, pain, pain
Distant eyes
Promises we made were in vain, vain, vain

Then, when she gave her baby up for adoption, these lyrics were synced:

If you must go, I wish you love
You'll never walk alone
Take care my love
Miss you love

However, my mother probably would have liked "Unforgettable" by Nat King Cole.