Choose Your Weapon

The following images are from the body of work, Choose Your Weapon, a combination of sculptural objects and charcoal drawings.  Within this body of work, I converted objects into weapons or armor for use in battles between the classes and sexes. Employing scale-change and placement as significant devices, larger-than-life sewing pins challenge the viewer to have a perceptual shift. You are invited to rethink how you relate to these everyday objects. The pins lose their intimate association and take on a menacing quality. The drawings included in the project depict a woman trying to protect herself from the world, with the only items at her disposal: a string of pearls, china platters and teacups, hankies, and assorted garments. She becomes Tweedledee or Tweedledum, foolishly strapping all her useless possessions to her as she prepares for “battle”.