#nastywomenwigan

[annafcsmith]

Guard against harm and enmity; This is my will, so mote it be. 2017 Found clay, wax, urine, human hair, human nails, blood, rosemary, salt, pins. NFS

With this piece, Smith has recreated the tradition of the witches’ bottle, a practice used to create protection spells to guard against harm and malice. The three bottles represent the three ages of women and were made from local clay dug from the ground and pit fired. Smith then cast a spell using her own hair, urine, nails and blood, with additional ingredients and sealed the potion inside the bottles. These objects are now talisman, protecting women’s rights and bodies from those who seek to do them harm. Witches can be argued to have been early wise women and feminists and Smith has sought to harness this female power against the threats of the age.

The work was made for #NastyWomenWigan an exhibition at Cross Street Arts.

[houseofsharkey]

Watch this space chickie pies. #nastywomenwigan #wigan #female #femaleart #femminist #art

[houseofsharkey]

Still very much in the development stage, but there is going to be a Nasty Women art Exhibition in Wigan in the upcoming months. So if you're a female artist or know one who would be interested, then join up and spread the word, sisters 😉 https://m.facebook.com/NastyWomenWigan/?ref=bookmarks #NastyWomenWigan #nastywomen #art #femaleartist #craft #creative #femminist #wigan #female