Through Chaos Comes the Light My mind map comes at a time in my life where there is much chaos. Although it may be different than what a "mind map" I might ask my students to make, mine reflects my undercurrent of research and art making right now. I make my most art when I am stressed and I am currently at a very fragile place in my life. My mom has a traumatic brain injury from a fall this summer where she fell at the bottom of her stairs and broke her neck, clavicle, the orbital around her eye, her nose, knocked out 8 teeth, has a winged scapula and a double concussion because her power went out due to a storm. She was in ICU and rehab until October. My dad was diagnosed with dementia and Alzheimer in October as well. My 16-year-old son has Crohn's and MALS and had abdominal surgery 6 weeks ago after a 2-week Calmare treatment didn’t work. And on Thursday night of this week, my sister’s best friend lost her 10-year-old son to cancer whom we were close to. I truly fe...