work > Goddesses and Monsters 2012-13

Shewolf
Graphite on primed linen
30" x 40"
2012
Leda and the Swan
Graphite on primed linen
30" x 40"
2013
Eagle Carrier
Graphite on primed linen
22" x 30"
2012
Cloak
Graphite on primed linen
22" x 30"
2012
Threshold
Graphite on primed linen
22" x 30"
2013
Zeus' Garden
Graphite on primed linen
54" x 40"
2013
Hydra
Graphite on primed linen
40" x 54"
2011
Ophelia Descending
Graphite on primed linen
40" x 30"
2012
Uphill
Graphite on primed linen
12" x 12"
2013
Offering
Graphite on primed linen
12" x 12"
2013
Hide or Seek
Graphite on primed linen
12" x 12"
2013
Take only what you need
Graphite on primed linen
12" x 12"
2013
Cerberus
Graphite on Claybord
12" x 12"
2012
Zeus' Apples
Graphite on Claybord
12" x 12"
2011
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In my new drawings, I am using imagery from ancient Greek and Roman tales (particularly the trials of Hercules), and weaving a new mythology with myself as the center. The symbols become something completely new in this totally different context, but still recall goddesses, monsters and mortals struggling for survival, power and a place in the world. The figures in the drawings are self-portraits. I am tracing my struggles with identity, trying on new ones. I am a beast, a savior, a nurturer, frightened and then frightening. The hope is that as I become braver in the making of art, I will become braver in my life.