Wallflowers
"Hard times require furious dancing." ~ Alice Walker
Being a wallflower ain't all bad.
If you've ever read The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, you know that there is a certain madness women especially can feel, when one becomes lost in predictable pattern, when you become decoration itself, when you become invisible.
But I want to talk about the freedom in being invisible. The freedom of having a safe place to hide, to express, wonder, and to dance. Like finding yourself in a thick section of forest where only the trees, birds, and crickets notice you.
Wallpaper itself has a rich hidden history entwined with the duties, careers, and lives of women, weavers, decorators, printers, and painters. Patterns are created to sooth, to delight, to excite, to create joy.
So get lost, go invisible, dance like nobody’s watching.
If you've ever read The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, you know that there is a certain madness women especially can feel, when one becomes lost in predictable pattern, when you become decoration itself, when you become invisible.
But I want to talk about the freedom in being invisible. The freedom of having a safe place to hide, to express, wonder, and to dance. Like finding yourself in a thick section of forest where only the trees, birds, and crickets notice you.
Wallpaper itself has a rich hidden history entwined with the duties, careers, and lives of women, weavers, decorators, printers, and painters. Patterns are created to sooth, to delight, to excite, to create joy.
So get lost, go invisible, dance like nobody’s watching.
Wallflower (in the Kitchen)
12x12 
Wallflower (in Rose)
12x12 
Wallflower (in Violet)
12x12 (SOLD) |
Wallflower (in Jade)
12x12 
Wallflower (in Blue)
12x12 
Wallflower (in Sage)
12x12 |
Orchid Tea
14x14 (SOLD) |
Howl
8x10 (sold) |
