An Auckland artist has brought a "deeply personal" portrayal of motherhood to Invercargill. Chloe Blades’ exhibition "I put the flowers there so it looked like I had my life together" opened at He Waka Tuia on Friday. The exhibition of paintings centres around new motherhood and the challenges it brings. He Waka Tuia manager Sarah Brown said she was eager for the public to see it. "We are incredibly excited to bring Chloe’s wit, joy and observation of what it means to be a woman to He Waka Tuia." Her works were striking through their use of colour, with titles and texts that indicated more emotionally complex themes, Ms Brown said. "The objects and artworks within the exhibition hint at the complex juggle modern women are expected or feel pressured to undertake." Ms Blades said she hoped the exhibit would open the door for other female artists. "Men have taken up a lot of space in the arts over the centuries . . .…