THEME: GOOD WIFE/BAD WIFE

Theme: Good Wife/Bad Wife

This series contemplates the social role of wife and its impact upon women artists. The evolution and transformation of the wife role created problematic issues within relationships. Research uncovered the following phrase from Marilyn Yalom’s book A History of the Wife: “To be a wife may no longer be a badge of honor, but it is far from a badge of woe”. The first name of each artist is depicted on a patch; her identity is reinforced by the patch. The symbolic merit is her steadfast individualism despite being a member of a pair – despite being a good or bad wife.

Lee’s Dream, 2008, hand-sewn human hair drawing on unprimed canvas, 19” x 15”
Real Animal, 2008, hand-sewn human hair on canvas, 17” x 18”
Died a Little Today, 2008, hand-sewn human hair with skull flocking, 16" x 17"
Woman Under the Influence, 2008, hand-sewn human hair on canvas, 16" x 17"
Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore, 2007, hand-sewn human hair with chalk pastel, watercolor & patch, 5' x 28"
Invisible, 2007, hand-sewn human hair with watercolor, gesso & patch, 6' x 31"
34th Floor, 2007, hand-sewn human hair with watercolor, 5' x 29"
You Don’t Know What Love Is (You Just Do As You’re Told), 2008, hand-sewn human hair with watercolor & patch accent on canvas, 60” x 30”
Wasn’t I Always a Friend to You, 2007, hand-sewn human hair with gesso, acrylic & patch, 68" x 30"
Steady As She Goes, 2007, hand-sewn human hair with watercolor, 63" x 33"
Bad Thoughts Come and Go, 2005, hand-sewn human hair on mylar, 12" x 10"
The Waiting, 2005, hand-sewn human hair on mylar, 5” x 7”
Two, 2004, hand-sewn human hair on mylar, 5” x 7”
One is the Loneliest Number, 2004, hand-sewn human hair on mylar, 7" x 5"
The Year of Living Dangerously, 2007, hand-sewn human hair & graphite on book page from Betty Friedan’s Feminine Mystique, 11” x 8.5”
Neither Here Nor There, 2007, hand-sewn human hair & graphite on book page from Betty Friedan’s Feminine Mystique, 11” x 8.5”
Sex Seekers, 2006, hand-sewn human hair & graphite on book page from Betty Friedan’s Feminine Mystique, 11” x 8.5”
Desperate Housewife, 2006, hand-sewn human hair & graphite on book page from Betty Friedan’s Feminine Mystique, 11” x 8.5”
Everything Has Changed, 2007, hand-sewn human hair with patch on canvas, 11.5" x 11.5"