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Like a bird with its flight feathers cut, women are losing freedoms we thought were there for good. My concept was inspired by desire for abortion access, equal pay/maternity leave, and women being recognized in their fields. This piece consists of graphite drawing and watercolor paint on translucent paper, in two layers. The upper layer goes over the top of the lamp like an mitten and depicts two birds in flight, one with it's flight feathers cut, one with them intact. The lower layer circles the base of the lamp and shows a hand gripping the wrist of an another hand gripping scissors, a third holding feathers and fourth hand pointing toward the flight feathers that have grown back. The light will bring focus and an ethereal feel to the birds and the hands. By staying the hand with the scissors, flight feathers can grow back. Similarly, by stopping those who seek to limit women, our freedom will return.
Sarah Tenney is a painter from Denver, CO. Her dreamy works of people and animals deals with existential concerns through the lens of motherhood. Sarah received her BFA from MSUD and has been a professional artist for 16 years. She has shown in galleries, art festivals, and alternative spaces across Colorado, and has dozens of collectors in multiple countries. She lives in a hundred year old house with her witty husband, 2 wild and wonderful kids, and a pair of the best cats ever.
Photo by: Brooklyn Astle
