#37 Telling Stories Through Paper Collage; An Interview with Elena Skoreyko Wagner

Elena Skoreyko Wagner is a Canadian illustrator and paper collage artist based in York, UK.This is such a beautiful, REAL and honest conversation. Elena shares her experience of motherhood and her work and how she came to illustrate story books with paper collage.I first saw an example of her work with the book 'My Mom Has Feelings Too' by K.D. Stoddard.In this episode we speak about:Elena's experience of birth in 3 different countriesthe self-judgement, self-alienation and disconnection from other mothers we can so often haveElena's Dad playing his part in helping with her support networkhow 'beautiful spaces' are not everything and letting go of commercialised ideas (I f**king LOVE this point!)my experience with my emotions as a new Mama and why I was drawn to the book of K.D. Stoddardthe precious 'WHY' behind Elena's work and her training/backgroundmy awful experience with a publishing company and the gatekeeping/censoring that can happenthe stories held in the paper!another book Elena's worked on called 'Wild Trails To The Sea' by Penelope JacksonThemes: Motherhood, Story Telling, Art, Mental HealthTo learn more about Elena's work see here on her Instagram, or on Elena's website.Did you enjoy this episode? If so, please leave a review on the platform that you listen. Want to learn more about working with me? Why not book in for a commitment free 30-minute connection call here?For more insights, you can follow me on Instagram, and don't forget to sign up for my newsletter at www.thebirthrecoverycoach.com.