one size fits all beauty

vintage images enhanced with embroidered hair & make-up

Women have been pressured by media and popular thought to conform to societal standards throughout history. Concerned with unrealistic beauty standards and conventional definitions of femininity and sexuality, I push these ideas into the grotesque by applying current ideals to vintage images exposing the absurdity of one size fits all beauty paradigm.

6″ x 6″ each
                                         

painted ladies
contemporary beauty
20″ x 20″
 

corrections
contrived beauty
fabric, vintage photo, thread, suggestions & judgement
32 1/2″ x 56 1/2″

• • 2019 – 2nd place – “Women’s Work” – Old Courthouse Arts Center, Woodstock, IL
  • 2019 – Marjorie Curit Award for Non-Traditional & Contemporary Work – “National Juried Exhibition” – Providence Art Club, Providence, RI
  • 2020 – 3rd place – “Schwa Show” – national juried competition recognizing excellence in fine arts and crafts – Emerge Gallery, Greenville, NC

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