John Toomey

Working Memory is a body of work in progress
that contends with the ever so gradual loss of my
mother as a result of Alzheimer’s disease. It is about
a boy paying homage to his mother, remembering
the gifts that she instilled within him, a deep love of
nature and a purposeful connection to place. These
are mixed-media works on paper, made with acrylic,
pastel, watercolor...but of special significance each
contains actual bits of organic material collected
from home, such as pressed flowers, leaves, and soil.