Hello,
I found your site while doing
research on Women Performance
Artists for my thesis project, and
decided to submit this piece.
I made it last fall in sculpture
class; during critique, it was
judged as having 'too much
information' and 'gross.' I
was told it was a throw away
piece.
It is carved limestone, the eggs
are torn from found paper
extraction thimbles, and I used
oil and acrylic paints, glue, and
embroidery floss.
This piece was made during a
particularly painful period, both
monthly and life-wise. I am
now 37; each month, my periods are
different and more
painful. When I showed this
to my women friends, they
immediately related, and
understood that I was trying to
express the pain and beauty of
bleeding, the sadness and relief
it brings.
After looking at each of the
artists on your site, I think I
will add my own menstrual blood to
the paint, just to make it even
more 'mine.' More 'ours.'
Thank you for providing this
forum for discussing this most
vital of human fluids.
Terry Wunderlich
I will graduate this fall with a
BFA in Sculpture. My thesis
project will involve performance,
fiber and sound - I'm still
working on it, but will submit
images
when it's finished.