Girlhood

Girlhood #8, She's a Saint

The Girlhood series is a group of work relating glass hands to personal experiences being raised as a girl. Girlhood #8, She’s a Saint refers to the age of the Catholic rite of confirmation. Growing up in a Christian community puts a lot of expectations on a young girl that are impossible to live up to.

 

Girlhood #12, Whispers

Secrets are a staple of a girl’s childhood. At twelve, a young girl can be responsible for not only their friends’ secrets of young crushes or breaking the rules, but also more important confessions from the adults in their lives.

 

Girlhood #20, Fragile Masculinity

Girlhood #20, Fragile Masculinity refers to around the age when the artist started realizing many of the injustices in the world stem from the ego of men.