I started the flags inside the gallery space, and extended them outside into the community.
For the past two years I have been actively engaged in learning about fiber arts, feminist art theory, and women's health concerns. I have collaborated with women, and hosted Sit and Stitch sessions where participants have gathered together to stitch on pre-painted uterus flags and through conversation have shared their personal health history and knowledge about women. My goal is to educate our society about the over medicalization and overuse of hysterectomies and C-sections in our medical institutions. I'm not saying that all the surgeries are not necessary.
My goal is to educate ourselves about becoming informed and becoming actively engaged in our medical decisions.
The quotes I used on these embroidered pieces are directly from the participants who have made the artwork for the flags. Participant number 6 felt strongly that women should take a more active role in their health decisions.
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