Page 145 - Dark Matter Women Witnessing

In college I was introduced to

feminism. I began to realize that

the underlying slant of words and

behaviors could be coercive and

oppressive in its intention.

Feminism challenged me, but I did

not have real clarity until I read

Mary Daly’s Gyn/Ecology: The

Metaethics of Radical Feminism.

Her work galvanized and

synthesized historical events,

making connections between them

that I had not seen before, helping

me understand that no choice is

benign. At that point my artwork

began reflecting my newfound

awareness and beliefs, moving

from creating classical figurative
Image: Trust in the Infinite to Answer your Deepest

Prayers in the Darkest Times.
images of women to works
This artwork is about global warming. Many of the
showing them in all their diversity,
animals within this piece are endangered. There is a
sadness. We are facing this bleak day together. The
shapes, colors and ethnicities.
title is from lyrics by peace activist Snatam Kaur.

My feminism evolved into considering that the oppression was not only of women, but

included the abuse and neglect of animals and the earth. I began questioning the

hierarchy of all living things, wondering why most humans believe they are superior to

animals.