Hi there! Glad you could come back! Sometimes, the story of the Three White Lions evolves from the artwork I do. I love coming up with the art, it relaxes me as no other activity does. So I thought I would talk a little bit about how these five pieces of art (below) evolved.
I am truly worried about what the ultra-conservatives in this country are doing to little girls, teens, and women by banning abortion. As I sought images that would fit with what I had in mind and inspire me, the first video that popped up was about the horrendous torture devices men used to inflict upon women. I was surprised. And they were shocking — to say the least. One prevented a man’s wife from idle chatter. Yeah, I know. And from there they became worse.
But I realized that this group of very conservative wealthy, elderly white men is trying to inflict a form of torture upon American women, forced pregnancy. If the Democrats lose either the House or the Senate, we can expect birth control to be banned, too. Just look at Texas. Right now. Neighbors can report women or girls who were pregnant and now are not. These bounty hunters will then reap $10,000 off of their victims. Paid by the state.
And we have every right to be angry and use our votes to take back our autonomy. Because forcing a little girl to be pregnant and nearly die before she is hopefully resuscitated is truly gruesome.
You can see this threat throughout my five pieces of art below. I try to create an image that unfolds the longer you look at it. I gave a hint to this first one in the title, “Red, White, and Blue.” As an aside, I’m not the best proofreader. I hope you’ll forgive the typos.
Take care of yourselves, and I’ll be back with another bowl of appetizers for my book Three White Lions, next week. Oh! And now I have a THREE WHITE LIONS podcast, too.
Gloria
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