When I relocated to western Massachusetts in summer 2018 I came as a trailing spouse with a two-month-old baby and no clear plan for how to continue my work as a teacher and artist in this region. Being isolated from my friends, supporters and past experiences, I learned quickly that the only way forward would be reinvention. For me this has meant finding a way to integrate my evolving art practice with my new path as a mother of two small children. In the wake of the pandemic, which turned life upside down just a month after my daughter’s birth, I found myself plunged into even deeper seclusion and uncertainty about my professional future. Thankfully, an Artist’s Resource Trust grant administered by the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation, is playing an integral role in helping me reorient. Thanks to their support I am moving forward with new projects, including a body of work that will be presented in my forthcoming solo exhibition in Karachi in early 2022.