Blood and Milk Mysteries Series
Woman Bleeding on Rocks
Watercolor on Paper - 10” x 14"
For most women, several days of monthly bleeding adds up to six to ten years of their lives, yet menstruation is rarely depicted in visual art.
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Madonna of the Menses
Watercolor and Gouache on Paper - 10” x 6”
Although the biblical Mary was a virgin, she must have menstruated like other women. This image was inspired by a fresco by Fra Angelico. I sat in the monk’s cell, copying the image and later added the blood oozing from her garment.
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Milking Cycle
India Ink and Colored Pencil on Paper - 7" x 8"
We exploit animals for their milk, yet we don’t reciprocate. In Milking Cycle, both animal and human provide sustenance for each other.
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Milk Flowing into an Urn
Pencil on Paper - 11" x 8 1/2"
Though anatomically impossible, the image features an elegant, low-tech breast pump. The the urn evokes a classical aesthetic.
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Childbirth
Pencil on Paper - 11: x 8 1/2"
While the pose is celebratory, her expression reflects something more somber, perhaps due to the precarious position of the baby. Art allows me to imagine a hazardous birth without the dire realities of its dangerous consequences.
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