EP 61: Charlene Lam - Grief, Grit, Grace

When Charlene Lam’s mother passed away unexpectedly at age 66 from a stroke she found herself unmoored.  As an only child, she was tasked with having to sell and empty her mother’s dream home.  Charlene had a background working with makers, artisans and designers to help them curate and sell their creations. Now, faced with a lifetime of collected, precious items that had been important to her mother she found herself feeling overwhelmed and unable to let go of anything.  That’s when she asked herself, “OK, if I was to do an exhibition about my mother, which 100 objects would I choose?”