Egg Woman

Egg Woman 1981-2

76.5cm. X 56cm. 30in. X 22in.
BFK Rives
monoprint

Exhibitions
The Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa Ontario, 1985 travelled to Mount St. Vincent University
Art Gallery, Halifax Nova Scotia, 1986
The Kingston Public Library 1986

Collections
The Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa, Ontario

Notes
The photo image of the egg carton containing a mother’s face was heat transferred to the white rag paper. The gestation space below the carton is filled with an abundance of red blood vessels which were printed from tightly wrinkled wax paper.

This image emerged from thoughts about the mother hen identity of women, the gestation process, and the birthing of offspring. It is a combination of metaphor and physiology. Offspring emerge from their prenatal confinement into unrestricted space while mothers remain in the egg carton.