A graphic biography of the artist's mother who grew up in an orphanage in Denmark abandoned by her mother who suffered from paranoid schizophrenia. Karemaker weaves between her story in the past and their present in the Pacific Northwest in a truly unique visual and narrative experience. The book is a tribute to the qualities of selflessness, sacrifice and love associated with motherhood but will also resonate to anyone familiar with immigration to Canada, poverty, or mental illness. Karemaker's first book The Ghosts We Know was heralded as "elevating the form" of comics.

After a childhood obsession with reading and writing comics, Karemaker obtained a diploma in graphic design from Malaspina University-College in Nanaimo (2002) and began a career in 3D design for video games, with freelance work in graphic design and illustration. Personal narrative is a common element in a body of work encompassing diorama sculptures, comics, scrolls and paintings. Sean has shown his work at Vancouver art spaces such as: The Gam Gallery, The Gropps gallery, The Seymour Art Gallery, The Pendulum Gallery, The YVR Airport and the Ayden Gallery.

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