Adventures

Adventures in Growing Up

The prints that I've made in printmaking class aren't all fabulous- as a matter of fact, I seem to have more 'rejects' than 'keepers'. Grrr.

But I did not despair! I've been creative with one of the rejects here. The print in the background of 'Adventures in growing up' is the mirror image of 'Believed he had a chance'. I'm in the process of using some of the other rejects in the same way- as backgrounds for a collage. I'm not sure if this will be entered into Eye For Art. I'll have to sleep on that.

Anyway, this collage/print combo speaks to the ambiguity of sexuality. Some women have male attributes, some men have female tendencies, some people are distinctly heterosexual..... and sometimes we are attracted to people for interesting reasons. Some people are inexperienced (symbolized by the 'Green Potatoes' label from lovely pastoral rural P.E.I.), and some people are very experienced (symbolized by the strategically placed 'take-a'number' tab from my local butcher.

It takes all kinds to make the world go 'round, but when we are growing up, it can take time to find out where we fit. Sexual confusion is common when we are young. We experiment and learn.

There are many 'Adventures in growing up".