Amazon Woman

Amazon Woman
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plaster, paint, natural found objects, glue
approx. 20" x 20"

Amazon Woman represents my strength.  She is the part of me that will stand up and fight like a warrior to protect those I love if need be.  She is the tribal matriarch who exudes fierce mother love. 

Her headdress is made from mostly natural found objects: a seed pod and palm bark from Belize, a yellow jacket nest, fossilized bone, feathers, shells. 

When I am feeling weak or victimized, I imagine her and know she is part of me.

She says:

“I am primitive woman warrior. I will have what I want, I will take what I need. Nothing will stop me, for my nature is of the earth and I am strong. I will cut off my breast to hold my quiver of arrows. I can run through the jungle with tough feet and lead the way through brambles and muck.”