I've been thinking a lot about the election recently and what the results will mean for our country. I'm trying to find some meaningful ways of responding to all of this madness. I created the first piece on the laser engraver by engraving and etching onto large pieces of cardstock. I was thinking about the time Trump called Hillary a nasty woman during the debates. Before November 8th, women took the phrase on as a joke. We wore shirts saying 'nasty woman' to show our support of Hillary and to turn the insult into something that showed our strength. After November 8th the insult stung again. Now the shirt feels like a badge of self-loathing and it sums up my post-election feelings fairly well. The majority of white women voted for Trump, so I'm having trouble feeling proud of my identity right now, not that I was ever particularly proud of my cultural heritage.
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