To Ornate a Tampon
$600.00
Enamel paint on used plastic tampon casing, string, button, acrylic on tree branch, 16 1/2” X 20” X 8 1/2", Spring 2023
Enamel paint on used plastic tampon casing, string, button, acrylic on tree branch, 16 1/2” X 20” X 8 1/2", Spring 2023
Enamel paint on used plastic tampon casing, string, button, acrylic on tree branch, 16 1/2” X 20” X 8 1/2", Spring 2023
By taking the plastic casing of the tampon, something discarded and seen as disgusting, and covering it in colors rooted deep in tradition and in a ornate design I made this object more pleasing and approachable, something to be appreciated instead of avoided by appealing to aspects of the same society that taught us otherwise.