I’m using clay to explore social themes: misogyny, sexual harassment and misconduct*, abortion rights, bodily autonomy, and incongruity and contradiction—calling attention to the seriousness and ridiculousness—between what we think and feel versus what we’re willing to share with others. Visually representing what should be obvious.
My Opinionated Stoneware is included in the “Out of the Ordinary” show at Deblois Gallery during October, and I’d love to see you there.
Kerry Cudmore, from Westport, Massachusetts, gets in your face with small stoneware sculptures containing written socio-political activist messages. Look over her “map” of the United States, for instance, to see how she has captured the tenor of our time.
-John Pantalone, “Newport This Week”
Visit my Gallery page for full details about this work. Here’s a preview …
“Veneer” detail
“81% Me Too” detail
“Unites States of Bodily Autonomy” detail
“Look but don’t touch —Pill Box”
“Bowl of Misogyny”
“Relationships — Contradiction Tray”
“How do I really feel? — Contradiction Tray”
“Mental Wellness — Contradiction Tray”
“81% Me Too pin/pendants”
*Did you know?
Me Too is not just about rape.
What is Me Too?
“A global social movement that seeks to expose and prevent sexual harassment and assault, especially against women, by raising awareness and holding perpetrators to account …”
—New Oxford American Dictionary
“A social movement and awareness campaign against sexual abuse, sexual harassment and rape culture, in which people publicize their experiences of sexual abuse or sexual harassment.
The phrase ‘Me Too’ was initially used in this context on social media in 2006, on Myspace, by sexual assault survivor and activist Tarana Burke.
The hashtag #MeToo was used starting in 2017 as a way to draw attention to the magnitude of the problem.
‘Me Too’ is meant to empower those who have been sexually assaulted through empathy, solidarity and strength in numbers, by visibly demonstrating how many have experienced sexual assault and harassment …”
—Wikipedia