ORIGINAL POETRY
PART OF THE WOMANHOOD SERIES. TEXTILE WALL HANGING EXPLORING THE SUBJECT MATTER OF BREAST CANCER (LUMPECTOMY). ORIGINAL POETRY, HAND EMBROIDERED IN SILK THREADS, EXPRESSES THE TRAUMA OF THE EXPERIENCE AT THE AGE OF 26. THE TWO LAYERS, BLOOD RED AND PALE BLUE, EXPRESSES THE ANGER AND DELICATE STATE OF BEING FOLLOWING SURGERY. THE RECYCLING OF A BRA WIRE EFFECTIVELY REPRESENTS THE DISFIGURED BREAST, ENDORSED WITH THE DATE OF SURGERY. THE UNTOUCHED BREAST A 3D FLOWER, CREATED BY LAYERING INDIVIDUAL PETALS. AN ABSTRACT CREATION IN A DELICATE COLOUR PALETTE OF BLACK, SILVER, IVORY, CREAM, BLUE AND RED