The work is my first attempt
at menstrual blood art. It
pretty much created itself in
the sense that initially I
hadn't pictured it being quite
like it turned out - I more
envisioned protraying myself
atop a waterfall looking down -
but as I painted and as the
figure began to appear more to
the side of the page and walking
along where the waterfall and
the water below meet, I realized
this "in the thick of things"
portrayal was much more suited
to my mood. Also, to me,
the pool of water also looks
like a pool of fire - I
found this interesting because I
had very recently had a
conversation with a friend of
mine about the pseudo-morality
we had both been exposed to as
children and the topic of "hell"
came up and about "eternal
burning" - I can see that image
too in the picture.
Additionally, I like the idea of
fire and water meeting, and the
figure walking through where
they meet, because I feel that
that interpretation expresses
the duality of my Scorpion
personality - the internal
conflict/civil war between
the best and worst in me, the
way that, much like water will
put out flames, or flames will
evaporate water, they can't
exist side by side
simulataneously or live in
harmony.
The blood itself is from the
second day of my menstrual
cycle, the picture was
completely finger-painted, and I
didn't have a Keeper [menstrual
cup] or anything so I used the
finger-to-vagina,
finger-to-paper method (I don't
know if there's a technical name
for the different ways to do
it).
A bit about me: I am 27 years
old, I use to live on the Lower
East Side in NYC, but now I live
near Lancaster, PA. (I
prefer NYC by far!) I'm
halfway through my sophomore
year of college, and I have two
majors, journalism and
sociology. One day I hope
to help people who suffer with
drug addiction (particularly
heroin addiciton), either
through sociological or
journalistic work, as well as
use my powers of the press to
call out injustices and truly
stand up for the
underdog. I am also
interested in, and beginning to
work towards, writing a book on
poverty in the U.S.
When I'm not busy with
schoolwork, I mostly write
poetry, which is my main
creative outlet. I'm also
really into astrology and all
different genres of
music. Also, I really
enjoy spending time with my
friends, who are an eclectic
bunch, and also the most loving,
supportive friends a gal could
ask for.