Bohemian

It's amazing how much the women in your life, friends, family, colleagues, can influence your decisions, ideas, motivations. I know, & have known, a few strong women who have left an indelible mark on me. Every time I see them, spend an afternoon chatting about memories, shared & not, it's like looking into a mirror. They get me. Each in their own intuitive way can relate to the way I look at the world.

Bohemia (1 & 2) is as much a self portrait as it is of each one of them. Violetta, Judith, Athira, Tenille, Heidi, Alice, Lorraine, Tina, Zana, Louise & my Mum. Did I miss anyone?

It's an amalgamation of people so I used a collage of reference photographs, eyes, mouth, nose, shoulders, hands all paying tribute to each one of my girls.

I rendered it in turquoise-tinted black ink & transparent films of watercolour to hint at a camouflage of colours symbolising growth & experience. I have tattoos myself, each of them mark a memory on my skin. Bohemia embodies integrating everything you've learned in your life into all you do, like the wise women I know.

I applaud them their triumphs, commiserate in their mistakes and share their joys. I love each and every one of them for the colours they bring to my experience.

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