HEAR US!
Hear Us! 2019 is being shown at the Off-Center Gallery, as well as online, during the month of March to honor Women's History Month. Much is missing from history from the feminine perspective as are many of the accomplishments and contributions by women to culture and society. Only about 5% of women are represented globally in major collections of museums, galleries, and private individuals. This underrepresentation does not only squelch the voice of the female perspective, it also hinders women from earning a comparable living as a professional artist. The artwork in Hear Us! is exclusively by women artists from a woman's perspective about living life as a woman. The artists express visually what they have to say from a female perspective, what they would like heard, issues they find important as a woman, and how living in a global patriarchy makes them feel.
2019 AWARD WINNERS!
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2019 OPENING NIGHT!
HEAR US! 2019 Works of art:
The artwork below is from the 2019 Hear Us! Exhibition and may or may not be available.
If you are still interested in a particular piece, we can make an inquiry with the artist. Send us an email at info.aahfi "at" gmail.com with the details of the work that interests you. We greatly appreciate continued support for artists and art organizations. All artists receive 70% of the purchase price and the foundation receives 30%.
If you are still interested in a particular piece, we can make an inquiry with the artist. Send us an email at info.aahfi "at" gmail.com with the details of the work that interests you. We greatly appreciate continued support for artists and art organizations. All artists receive 70% of the purchase price and the foundation receives 30%.
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Al-Qazwini, Yusser
Homage to Greatness Mixed Media, 28" x 20" x 1" $3,000 |
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Arnold, Heidi
Breaking Free Marker on Text, 36" x 40" x 0" NFS These pieces were created by women who are or were incarcerated in Ohio as well as by me their professor. They speak to a woman's perspective on the experience of being in prison and emotions experienced while incarcerated. Art provides an excellent outlet for reducing stress and stimulating a positive environment. Most incarcerated women's crimes are mingled with a man, whether he be her father, brother or significant other. It is easy for citizens to unaware of the differences between incarcerated men and women's issues. |
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Avoscan, Rosellina
Caravan I Oil on Canvas, 36" x 24" x 1" $2,800 "As a woman,mother and artist, in these times of growing general nationalism and division, I feel the need to speak up and with my work I try to provoke reflection and questioning. In what ways do we, as human beings, differ from one another? Do we not all breathe and bleed? Do we not all have the same basic need to eat, drink, to have a safe home and warm clothes? Do we not all strive to be loved, cared for and to feel secure? Don`t we all feel joy, pain, love and loss? The only real difference is that some of us were fortunate enough to be born at a particular time, and in countries that are relatively peaceful. In this body of work, my goal has been to communicate and change perceptions through the compelling beauty of form, color, shape, and design; technique and abstract structure is the vehicle. For me, representational art finds its power through compassion and empathy, and through a sense of our shared humanity." |
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Avoscan, Rosellina
Caravan II Oil on Canvas, 30" x 24" x 1" $2,800 "These paintings are part of six of my "Caravan"series and do represent the plight of South Americans who are fleeting poverty and violence in their countries, walking for thousands of miles trying to find a better life in the US. As the news are filled with scaremongering words of Trump, calling those people criminals, rapists and terrorists, I try to bring to the fore the reality of this"emergency crises". This migration or caravan is made up of manly families, women, children who are suffering throughout this painful journey in the hope of finding eventually some serenity and normality." |
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Berkan-Dent, Sharon
Spirits Within {a series} - Abundance Graphite on Paper, 12" x 20" x 0" $1,500 "Women are nurturers, they care for their environment and in return nature nourishes both body and soul. In these graphite drawings the female form is combined with trees of the forest. They support each other, both tree and woman reflecting beauty, strength and grace. My goal is to highlight the importance of our environment as well as to celebrate the female form without objectification. I approach my work from the viewpoint of a naturalist, combining it with human form, with a nod to the mystical and realm of fantasy. The inspiration for my art comes from walks through forests and gardens while taking photos. I create my drawings with great attention to the detail of the natural world, while overlaying the human form. Each graphite drawing required an average of 100 hours to complete. With the creation of these drawings I not only explore the natural world as it combines with the spiritual, but also hope to impart the importance of trees to the world in which we live." |
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Cassidy-Wood, Denise
Passion Acrylic/Mixed Media, 30" x 30" x 1.5" $1,400 "Flowers represent the conflict between strength, beauty and softness...a conflict that most women experience on a regular basis. I like to incorporate a variety of textural elements to each of my paintings and I believe this represents the strength we have as women. The contrast to the smooth petals represents our beauty and softness." |
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Cook, Caroline
Containing Multitudes Oil on Canvas, 24" x 30" x 1" SOLD This work is driven by emotionalism through the representational vehicle of water. This allows for a depth of feeling and variety of emotion as described through the abstraction of water, while also allowing for an added layer of feminist dialogue in the representation of women swimming, which has consistently been an oversexualized activity. These works seek to challenge that oversexualization, while also portraying the vastness and depth of feminine emotion. |
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Cook, Caroline
Drifting Oil on Canvas, 48" x 24" x 1" $500 |
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Coty, Roseanne
Looking Up {top image} In Her Defense {bottom image} Oil on Canvas, 8" x 8" x 1.5" $225 each "Women often find their feelings buried or suppressed due to societal pressure. In essence, they can experience a forced silence. Although sometimes self imposed for defense or protection, sometimes it is imposed by the influence of others. A history of this type of self denial can leave women feeling alone, isolated, unseen and unheard. I was raised with two brothers and unintentionally left feeling inferior due to an obvious double standard. Male coworkers and total strangers have intentionally intimidated me and made unwanted advances, impacting my feelings of self worth. It can be difficult to feel inner strength when others tear you down. Recognizing ones' strengths, like a talent in art, can become very empowering and help with these self esteem issues. My art has become my escape, my means of expression, and my voice. I hope that it can help others. The vivid colorations are used to dramatically convey potentially weighty subject matter. "In Her Defense" is about self preservation; whether self imposed or otherwise. "Looking Up" is about personal reflection and the examination of internal feelings. "Incognito" is about hiding parts of ourselves, wanting to disappear, or living life in the shadow of others." |
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Criswell, Alicia Dawn
Permeation Oil & Make-up on Paper, 15" x 12" x 2.75" $700 "The left side of Permeation is marbled paper with cut-out 3D detail mirroring the eye, nose, and mouth of the face. The right side is a self-portrait drawn using cosmetics. It is mounted behind a shadow box frame. rn Fig.1(a) is a self-portrait in cosmetics painted on page 726 of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders IV, mounted in a shadowbox frame. rn Grandmother, Mother, Me is a portrait of my mother created using eyeshadow on paper, mounted behind a shadowbox frame." |
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Criswell, Alicia Dawn
Fig. 1 (a) Eyeshadow, Eyeliner, Lipstick, Foundation on p.726 of DSM IV 10" x 10" x 0" $375 "My work is a reflection of my understanding of perception, insight, memory, and reality. I draw from my experiences working as an art therapist with individuals diagnosed with mental illness. I have been strongly influenced by my grandmother, her diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease, and its impact on each member of our family. The beauty products I utilize in my work have the potential to disguise, enhance, and transform one’s identity. However, I manipulate the cosmetics in an attempt to depict with realism what most people seek to hide. My work alludes to the figurative and literal barriers that we impose upon ourselves, as well as the stigmas that are thrust upon us by others. My work reveals my personal history, acting as a timeline recording the people, places and things I have encountered, forgotten, and remembered." |
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Eldridge, Mary
New World Mixed-Media, 52" x 15" x 1.5" $300 "I've loved this photo but didn't know what it was destined for - until the election of 2018. This election brought an unprecedented number of women and minority individuals into our various branches of government. It's a thrilling and historic event, and an indication of what's to come. With this piece I celebrate the inclusion of people who, historically, have been silenced and oppressed. I celebrate the individuals who are stepping up - everywhere - to take places long reserved for white men only. Into these old, old places are coming new kinds of people. It's a new world." |
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Friestad, Kari
Gloss and Spray Oil on Multiple Panels, 5" x 3" x 2" $350 "This series is part of a body of work that looks at the contradictory messages that women receive as part of their experience in a global patriarchy. This artwork examines the experience of women as recipients of the gaze, creating tension between our society's obsessive focus on beauty, attraction, and the paradox of personal responsibility for our own safety. The set of lipsticks are juxtaposed with weapons which are marketed specifically towards women with the color pink." |
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Funk, Katie
Junk Dazzle Silouettes Photo Collage Installation {size varies} $4,800 "The work of "junk dazzle silhouettes" resounds to me with "Hear Us!" in the way every single figure commands to be heard in their stance. There is more than one idea explored in this work, including my own female body, mania, repetition, and manifestation. Though some cower and hide, all look back at the viewer just as much as they are looked at themselves. One of the most exciting aspects of this work is its versatility and adaptability to the space in which it inhabits. Rather than simply hang on a wall or sit on a pedestal, "junk dazzle silhouettes" invades and commands the space it is in, demanding viewers attention from afar, and teasing to come take a closer look. I do want to make note as well that though the work is definitely not a ready-to-hang piece, I am happy to come up and install myself should it be chosen. I am also very much intrigued at the idea and challenge of keeping them confined to a width of 48'', something never seen with this work before. Please feel free to call or email me with any other questions if there's anything else I may clarify." |
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Furnaris, Anne
Fountain of Eternal Life III Acrylic on Canvas, 36" x 48" x 1" $6,200 "My artworks reveal that the woman can be liberated from the erroneous patriarchal mentality-ideology by the acknowledgement of the Metaphysical-Alchemical Sciences, which will give to the earthly woman and male the ancient lost power of the Golden Ages of Atlantis, the power to recreate the Perfect Man, which is Male-Soul and Woman-Soul united in One Manifestation of Creation. Without the personal struggle to gain Metaphysical and Alchemical Knowledge, only by promoting antagonistic ideological fights in between the woman and male, there will be no historical-practical way to liberate the woman of this world from the Patriarchal Hegemony. Over a hundred years of the feminist movements have proven this historical fact; we have created historical victims, but not an equal man and woman of the earth. The path to this equality is shown in these artworks, which were done in prayer, Samadhi, and deep study of Alchemy, Numerology, Astrology, Theosophy, and Rosicrucian materials." |
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Garay, Carolyn
can't be helped... Oil on Canvas, 14" x 12" x 1" $750 "Inspired by experiences of female muses, these fantastical portraits interpret responses to the not-so-subtle day-to-day sexism that is symptomatic of our patriarchal society. Slightly dark humor and fantasy are intentionally invoked to reflect the ridiculousness of the extent that our society is conditioned to accept sexist norms. Ambiguous animalistic appendages may embody writhing avaricious entitlement of toxic masculinity invading physical and mental space. Powerful and persistent? Pathetic, mindlessly fearfully flailing as it is slowly eradicated with spread of knowledge and empathy? Perhaps both? Organic forms also may manifest from a figure's conflicts of self, as one seeks to undo restrictive gender stereotypes, within the confines of being a product of their own experiences in a flawed society. Scars may form, adaptations evolve out of necessity, but these experiences add strength, wisdom, and power." |
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Gutierrez, Vivian
Not Afraid Acrylic on Canvas, 39" x 39" x 1" $4,500 |
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Gutierrez, Vivian
Suenos de Libertad 36" x 36" x 1" $2,500 |
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Hermesmeyer, Lisa
Feminine Body Armor 18" x 19" x 5" $500 "This polymer hardened, watertight leather sculpture represents the spiritual body armor women must have to survive in society, The copper spiked nails protruding inward are the physical &emotional wounds women endure in life.The rings &straps beg for the inward attacking nails and assaults to be removed. The outward or protruding copper nails represent the defense mechanisms which appear after our wounds are endured throughout life.The hardened leather represents the "Tough Skin"which envelopes the soul. No established body appears because it represents ALL women regardless of shape,color,size or ethnicity. The enduring recognizable feminine shape is all that remains throughout eternity and trials of life." |
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Kern, Christine
Torn Cast Pulp & Dye, 13" x 29" x 9" $500 "Paper pieces that represent the worn, the resistant, and the outspoken describe several significant women in the artist's life.This type of influential individual guides, and shapes those who are experiencing problems that root cultural stereotypes. Although these works differ in meaning they are similar in context; provoking a conversation in-between the space of what is right and wrong." |
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Kesler, WanChuan
Good Hair Day Oil on Canvas, 30" x 30" x 1" $2,000 |
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Kucharek, Leah
A Backward Glance Acrylic & Collage, 24" x 30" x 1" $1,200 The branches of my family tree are filled with a long line of horsewomen; my history.Treasured albums of vintage photos document my story; great-grandmother, grandmother, and mother, perched on sturdy drafts, horses in harness, posing for the camera, ordinary in color, unfancy, steadfast. Horses that were loved for their dependability, hand tooled bridles and saddles, simple leather work, old cowboy hats, cherished faces in sepia and black and white–all pieces of my past. My women ancestors had horses in their lives as a requirement for work and transportation, however, they were more than just a daily necessity. Horses were part of their lives, pieces of their hearts and were treated with a devotion that was woven into my lineage. Horses play an important role in all history. My paintings capture moments of sometimes mundane, daily routines and the connection our lives share with the horses from long ago." |
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Kucharek, Leah
The Role I Liked Acrylic & Collage, 24" x 24" x 1 $1,200 Women and horses often are subjects of my paintings. The relationships between the two are what I relate and the story that they share intrigues me. Simplier times, a harder way of life, and the ordinary, tell the tales of women and how they rely on their horses, not only for work and pleasure, but for love and companionship and trust. |
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Kunkle, Sandra
Joy Round About Fiber, 20.5" x 30" x 0" $900 "This work speaks to the expectations put on a woman and her role in a patriarchal culture, especially concerning personal appearance. A young woman coming of age is encouraged by the media and popular culture to have a perfect body, perfect hair, perfect make up and wardrobe, difficult if not possible to attain by most. Accepting and embracing one's imperfections is a freeing experience and can bring about a sense of joy. A quotation that expresses this well by Marianne Williamson hangs on my studio wall: 'The world is terrified of joyful women. Make a stand. Be One Anyway.' The underlayments of Joy, Round About and Embracing Imperfection, Inspired by Nature are raw edge appliqued hand dyed silk. Overlays are hand dyed linen with surface design. Both are finished with machine and hand stitching." |
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McRay, Nancy
Oona and Quinto Tapestry, 38" x 32" x 0" $1,200 This series explores young women on the verge of adulthood. Eager to see and experience a new freedom, but unaware of the potential dangers. Becca is surrounded by bees, Kristin is looking through a distorted lens, and Oona can't wait for the freedom a vehicle will bring. |
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Murphy, Barbara
Resist...Persist Watercolor, 26" x 26" x 0" $500 "The tear in her eye reflects our concerns with our environment and gun violence. Signs of climate change occurring more rapidly is a world emergency. The background represents our forest fires, her cuff the melting glaciers, her chest is polluted, the snowflakes are damaging snowstorms, and her bloody hand represents our massive losses due to gun violence. The purple wall of resistance, must be taken down by voting out politicians who are ignoring scientists warnings to protect our Earth. We must Resist and Persist." |
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Muse, Jennifer
Mended Wood, Fused Glass, Wire, 9" x 24" x 3.25" $995 "The glass represents the female struggle. Glass is an amorphous solid originating from liquid sand. The cast glass form in this sculpture was made from a piece of clear, recycled, tempered glass that was smashed into 1000 pieces. Tempered glass is a commercial product that is "tempered" to increase its strength, but when smashed the energy is released and it becomes nothing but tiny raw pieces. The raw pieces were shaped and fused into a specific form that relates to the growth rings of the wood and then slumped into a custom mold and forced to take on a new form. The dialog becomes about the glass being forced to take a new shape to fit into its environment. It had to abandon its former shape yet actually became stronger and more beautiful with each transformation. Sometimes we need to break to rise to our truest potential. The process of creating Mended was quite long. Tempered glass not does act like any other glass in the kiln. It is very particular. The mold was created by hand out of fiber and molding solution to mimic the growth rings of the wood and bark. Unlike any other kiln fired glass, tempered glass allows one to see all the tiny pieces in the final product." |
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Newberry, Tina
Discussing the Possiblities of an Advance Oil & Collage on Board, 24" x 18" x 0" $1,800 "These pieces represent my larger body of work. I place myself in situations usually populated by men. In one I become 14 different soldiers (figurines and re-enactors) in the Civil War. In the others I am simply Scottish (wearing skirts and plaid) and engaging in the conflicts between the Scots and the English during the 18th C. In general I am just plain envious of all the glory, excitement and honoring that men have gotten over the centuries. In all cases the rickety structures that showcase my collages are a part of the fiction. The heads come from painted self-portraits from previous bodies of work. Everything is a lie but I like it like that. My identity and thus my head is unknown to almost everyone who sees the work. The most I can hope for is that people figure out something is wrong with the picture. The joke is more on me than anybody else (I hope). rnThe photos are from a variety of sources and they are either mine or from the public domain." |
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Newberry, Tina
Streetfighting Men Oil, Photo Collage on Board, 24" x 24" x 0 $2,000 |
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Sevensma, Patti
Still Waters Watercolor & Found Objects, 24" x 30" x 1" $625 "Still Waters" is a reflection of my journey. The fact that it took over10 years to complete illustrates my personal growth though that time. I feel that the woman depicted in this piece has an “attitude”, as do I. I did a life drawing of her approximately 15 years ago and the background wet on wet watercolor 10 years ago. I have been saving the background all this time, knowing that I wanted to add a figure, but not finding the right one. Looking through my flat files last year, I found this drawing and knew she was the one I needed to finish the piece. I painted her portrait three times before I dared to paint her image on the background. Once completed, I added the earring, a Petoskey stone and a feather. Painting is therapy and this is a reflection of my personal growth. |
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Steller, Brenda
The Moon's Reflection Batik, 19" x 14.5" x 0" SOLD Batik is an art medium that has been rejected as art in our society's past because of it's relationship to domestic work. Since it is a process that involves fabric, and usually clothing or sewing, it had been seen as women's work. These pieces were made to help convey feminine aspects of nature. I like to combine masculine or structured elements with feminine. I like to express with bright colors as way to connect the child and playful part within the observer. |
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Stetz, Karyn
Reclaiming Her Vision {series} Photography, Digital Collage, on Aluminum, 24" x 20" x 1.5" $400 "Reclaiming Her Vision began as a photoshoot while hiking in the magical landscape of Moab, Utah. The pure photos of the landscapes are gorgeous in themselves, but as a process artist I like to continue to create with different media as I am inspired. This particular panel was inspired by a raven that had followed me around for one entire day, reminding me to stay true to my heart and speak my own truth." |
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Stockard, Kelly
kellyrulez17 Oil on Panel, 36" x 24" x 0 NFS Kellyrulez17 was created in a time when I lived alone. It is about being self-sufficient as a woman. The imagery depicts myself twice to describe the feeling that I was my only companion. I am in my kitchen because it was were I felt most comfortable being alone. |
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Stockard, Kelly
HeathertaeH Oil on Panel, 32" x 20" x 0" NFS HeatherehtaeH is a diptych portraying the two ears of one friend. The asymmetrical piercings in her two ears describe the way she breaks social norms as a woman. Leaving out her face allows her ears to become her identifier. As Slow as Molasses in January was a painting done with a live female model. This was an experiment with material using modeling paste mixed with oil. |
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Tolia, Vasundhara
Muzzled Acrylic, 20" x 24" x 1.5" $550 "My womens’ series celebrates the fine balancing act of managing a career while nurturing the family. When this is minimized and priorities are misrepresented, I'm instigated me to pay homage to the great roles women handle via my art. My little girls in'Hand in hand' are inseperable supporters of each other, my 'Muzzled' represents our unfortunate sisters in ares of the world where our voice needs to penetrate the male dominance and the lady ascending paves the way epitomizing the concept of rising and lending a hand to lean on." |
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Turner, Wendy
79 Cent Epiphany Assemblage, 9" x 20" x 3" $300 "My pieces depict a different women’s issue: the objectification of women, the pay inequality, and human trafficking. My medium is assemblage, taking disparate, often discarded, items and juxtaposing them in a way that represents an issue of importance to me." |
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Turner, Wendy
Human Commodity Assemblage, 6" x 18" x 1" $200 |
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Vivian, Corinne
Time's Up Mixed Media, 12" X 12" x 1" $175 "My artwork represents how much women want all people to be heard and respected. That women will fight for the rights that al will be equal. I have marched,I have been teargassed to make sure our female voices have been heard and changes made. I am 70 now and saddened to hear such negative statements about feminism." |
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Wechter, Laurie
Small Boat on a Big Wave Terracotta Clay, 13" x 10" x 2.5" $500 "Making art helped me survive being a woman. My artwork has walked with me through a lifetime of painfully-experienced patriarchy. Despite low self-esteem from not being the boy my father wanted, I began drawing as a toddler and was known to take a crayon to the wall. Though neither parent appreciated my genius, I persevered. Despite being spanked and having to scour and scrub porous concrete blocks, I felt power." |
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Wilt, Ellen
ME {security envelope} Collage, 21.5" x 19" x 0" $800 |
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Wilt, Robin
Escaping Past Social Security Patterns Envelopes Mixed Media, 16" x 48" x 0" $500 |
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Zelman, Natalie
(ir)rational Fears Embroidered Cotton, 5" x 5" x 0" $60 This work is from an ongoing series of self-portraits exploring my own personal vulnerabilities. I used this series as a way to try to confront and overcome my fears and vulnerabilities, deliberately choosing a medium that has historically been seen as "women's work." |
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Zelman, Natalie
Conditioned Doubts Embroidered Cotton, 6" x 6" x 0" $60 "These works have been transformative for me. I am generally a ceramic artist, but branching out into fiber arts has been very positive for me. It feels as though I am doing right by the women who came before me to use this traditionally feminine craft to confront the problems I have long internalized, many of which are a result of patriarchal norms." |
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