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"What she didn’t know about him would flood a swimming pool.
What she couldn’t bear resembled spilled milk.
His public life open, private life hidden beyond her ken.
Cards held close to his chest."
"Spilled Milk" by Elizabeth Wadsworth Ellis, on the blog now: www.voicecatcher.org/blog/spilled-milk

Spilled Milk — VoiceCatcher What she didn’t know about him would flood a swimming pool. What she couldn’t bear resembled spilled milk. His public life open, private life hidden beyond her ken. Cards held close to his chest.

"The abstracted imagery is suggestive of female anatomy to raise awareness and reference menstruation. Works center on a focus of fine Indian silk brocade, which was purchased on deep discount at Hobby Lobby before the Supreme Court case and hoarded until being used in these pieces as further commentary on female reproductive health & rights."
https://www.voicecatcher.org/blog/worlds-within