Jupiter: Planet of Luck, 2014
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These works were made with an ulu, acrylic paint, photography & digital editing.
An ulu is a knife traditionally used by Inuit, Yupik, and Aleut women. In fairy tales a knife is a visionary tool for cutting through illusion and seeing into hidden things. For a modern woman, her knife symbolizes her insight, her willingness and ability to cut away the superfluous, making clear endings and carving new beginnings. Its use declares her ability to rise from failure, to create passion on her own behalf, to burn something to the ground if necessary.