In art therapy materials class we made a representation of our families out of non-hardening clay. I used Crayola clay. My family ended up all melding together, their clay bodies that is, and there was a little nest with eggs in it. It’s meant to be a healing way of expressing how you feel in your family dynamic. I took it home where it sat on the kitchen table and my husband said, “What the hell is that? That’s just scary.” I laughed and said, “It’s my family, and you’re that blue being melting into me.”

My family — detail