Izzy B

Close up pics of my artwork “ Nurtured differently” Part of my ongoing series, Archive in the Wild, this piece is created from upcycled, secondhand, and found objects. I discovered this abandoned television during a road trip and transformed it into a vessel for exploring memory, family, and identity.
Although I’m an only child, I’ve always been fascinated by sibling relationships, the closeness, conflict, loyalty, and complexity they can hold. This work explores how people can grow up in the same family yet experience it in completely different ways.
At the center, a mother sheep watches over her young. A conjoined lamb symbolizes the deep, inseparable bonds between siblings, while a single lamb represents the quiet isolation that can exist within families. Together, they ask how much of who we become is inherited and how much is shaped by experience.
Greek-inspired statues flank the lambs, reflecting how gender expectations and social conditioning can influence children differently, even within the same household. Inside the piece, two flower forms with eyes represent the different kinds of attention children may receive and how those experiences shape identity over time.
Vintage sibling film slides weave through the work, reinforcing themes of shared history and individual experience. This piece is also rooted in my own family: my grandmother adopted six children, and despite sharing the same mother, each became a completely unique individual.
Through Archive in the Wild, I transform forgotten objects into vessels for stories, memories, and reflection. Nurtured Differently is a reminder that even when we share the same roots, every person grows in their own way.
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