54 5x7s is an ongoing series of 18 triptychs comprised of 3 works on 5” x 7” paper paired with personal photographs of Conarro’s daughter, Margot. Created on-the-go over a 17 year period, the three components of each triptych are as follows ::
~ fill-in-the blank exercise
~ object drawing
~ collage

The fill-in-the-blank exercise consists of a sentence repeated multiple times. Each time the sentence is repeated, a word is replaced by a blank space. By the final iteration of the sentence, almost all words have been replaced by blank spaces.
The collage is abstract and colorful, created to reflect the myriad emotions that we carry in our relationships with others and ourselves.
The object drawing serves as a subjective glue, connecting the abstract collage on the right with the text on the left.

This series is extremely personal to Conarro yet the pieces are made with the intention of the viewer finding their own connection to each work. What words does a viewer fill in the blanks with? What does each simple everyday object spur the viewer to think about in their own memories? What personal emotions does the viewer consider when viewing the collages?

The fifty-four 5x7s were created in cars, houses, trains, buses, planes, and apartments, allowing Conarro to actually get to work on the project since being ‘in the studio’ has not often been a reality. Because the pieces have travelled with Conarro everywhere she and Margot went for 17 years, they reflect Conarro’s personal story - every high and low - through two child births, loves found then lost, and multiple moves including across the country from Alaska to New York City. Sometimes the weight of this reflection felt too heavy, leading Conarro to almost discard all of the 5x7s in a truckstop trash can in rural Pennsylvania in 2015. The pieces persisted, however, like strong memories one cannot shake.