The Bone Garden by Mari Eckstein Gower

I began The Bone Garden in July, 2015 while I was undergoing physical therapy after knee replacement surgery. It was a difficult recovery period and I felt depressed and broken. I was housebound when I desperately wished I could escape. That summer was especially hot and I couldn't shake the feeling of being trapped in my house. When I looked out my windows it seemed that the weeds were growing before my eyes, completely taking over the garden. The worst part was, at that time I physically could do nothing about it. So, I turned to art for a way to remind myself that even broken things can be rebuilt: knees can mend, souls can be revived, and gardens, eventually tended. It helped me greatly to realize my 'imprisonment' was only temporary and I would be active and out in the world again.