'Duality' A3 Print

For many years, I let my masculine qualities run the show. I grew up in a world where I adopted the belief that it was not safe to soften. For a good ten years in my twenties I was a one woman show, I felt like I had to do it all and never ask for help. While this meant I learnt how to do a lot of things for myself (and some rather cool shit, no doubt), after various labourous and (dare I say, rather codependent) intimate relationships, I had placed my self worth on how much I could be of service to others. Running around like some kind of providing machine – making sure no one else goes without, when the strict lockdowns happened I was forced to dig deep and reflect. that’s when the magic happened. I finally threw down my battle sword and softened. I had this realisation that I was harbouring an incredibly supressed divine feminine, she was yearning to be expressed. This realisation had created ripples in my world ever since.
Featured in a swirl is Malachite crystal – it resonates with women and their bodies and allows love to flow more freely. This work was created while I was mid air in an aeroplane recently, ironically, I later found that malachite is carried by cabin staff as a protective stone. This piece is an integrative result of an expansive conversation with a friend about embodying and expressing these two qualities as a balanced being.

A3 Printed on linen look paper.
297 x 420 mm | 11.7 x 16.5 in