Faculty of Design
Illustration
Carlow Phillips
Mom and Round Trip, Molly and me
Illustration
2025
Watercolor on paper
This diptych shows my mother and I at similar ages, both with the first horses we ever rode: Round Trip and Molly. The juxtaposition of myself and my mother at these similar ages and stages in life plays on the fleeting nature of childhood; and imagines a connection out of time through our shared experiences with horseback riding.
Work by
Carlow Phillips
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