- 16 x 20 mixed media on canvas board
How about the legal murder of Teri Shiavo? Her husband, who had been living with and father children with another woman, was still allowed to starve her to death even though her parents wanted to care for her. Women like Catherine Crier came to his defense. Why?
Women who used to be in the forefront of the movements to rid society of the idea that they were objects didn’t do the same for their children because they wanted control, which translated into the right to abortion? Now they are isolating the women that need them the most to support them when they are battered and abused, raped and sodomized.
We are seeing that many women themselves have even become some of the worst victimizers of children; female teachers are having sex with boys in their charge, and partners with men in abuse and other crimes against other women. Their lack of compassion for each other is at an all time high. What has happened to our society that it throws our children and sisters into the mouths of men who entertain us or have power? Are we so greedy that we want nothing more than higher pay and better careers? Despite the sexual harassment laws, fight for equality, and other advancements that women fought for in the 70’s, the sexual and mortal safety of women and children has steadily declined. Women may have reached higher incomes opportunities, yes, but what price have we paid? We didn’t need to give anything up in order to advance in careers, education, or business. We just had to make better choices and demand better treatment.
As I left the talks in the auditorium, I walked around the reception area and read the stories of victims that were posted on blacken life-sized silhouettes around the room. There were silhouettes of women young and older, little children, babies, teenagers, and even a female perpetrator who had been killed later by her victim. These stories and visual representations were so powerful that I struggled to keep back the tears. I felt that I was in the real presence of these people and their sadness and tragedy pulsated around me.
It is obvious that we need to continue to bring the awareness of this issue before the public, but we cannot pick and chose which forms of violence and abuse we will accept. There is no hope to end abuse and the killing of women and children if we condone any degree of abuse and or killing to exist. We are not silhouettes yet, but alive and have choices. Let us not sell ourselves or our children down the river for some false ideas that we need to sacrifice to the god and goddess of death to live. Remember we are all victims of violence and abuse when we allow it to happen to someone else.
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This striking bowl is called The Good Luck Bowl, and it is made with old letters painted over, and then stamped with the Chinese character for good look around the lid, the sides, and the inside of the lid. What we all can use is good luck. It is 4 1/2″ deep and 9 1/2″ across. 
This bowl is called The Bowl of Words. It is recycled letters that were never sent and then used to make a bowl. I had written to someone to explain over and over again my position in our misunderstanding. After previous attempts at communication, I realized it was futile and decided to turn my frustration into something positive. I tore my letters into strips and layered them on my bowl. I then picked words that were neutral and more earth related, and Chinese characters that are symbols of high values and layered them as a prayer. See my post: 
