Ebb and Flow Bathroom Surprises at Miami Art Works

Hands Reaching painted canvas series: What If?

Tampon Necklaces and found plush

Pillar with doll head and perfume bottle with beads

Here are some views from inside of the bathroom and the surprises found therein.  There were several other works created specifically to accompany the Ebb & Flow Journal that were hidden here for people to discover later.

More Images of Ebb and Flow from Miami Art Works

Here are some details of the overall hallway and the glass tampon ornaments hanging above the door to the bathroom.

Hallway with Lil Miss Spurtz wig on door to bathroom.

 Glass tampon ornaments

 

Cookies from cookie giveaway
 

Ebb and Flow Installed at Miami Art Works in Arizona

Better late than never...  I somehow never got around to posting pictures of the big installation while playing catch up after the trip, so here they are.  The Ebb and Flow Journal covers both sides of the hallway leading to the stairwell bathroom along with other accents from among my menstruation artworks.

This is the large wall which is visible from the stairs as well.

This is the smaller wall with the stairs.

I will include more detail images as well as some pictures from within the bathroom itself in another post.

Ebb & Flow Journal Is Coming!!!

 

 

Ebb & Flow Journal is coming!

This yearlong immersive installation art display by Jennifer Weigel can only be found at Miami Art Works in Miami AZ for a limited time.  Individual artworks are offered by exchange for new unopened feminine care products and will leave as they are claimed, so be sure to catch a glimpse of this unique experience while it lasts.

Opens during the Miami Loco Arts Festival, April 21 - 23, 2023.

Worlds Within

I can't believe I forgot to post this here!  Time has truly gotten away from me.  Without further ado...

Worlds Within
Art show by Jennifer Weigel with workshop by Sarah Wilson of Sustainable Cycles
YWCA Cambridge, 7 Temple St., Cambridge, MA
September 3 - 29, 2016

Worlds Within will be on display at YWCA Cambridge, 7 Temple St., Cambridge, MA through September 2016.
The art show features mixed media works by Jennifer Weigel, a multidisciplinary visual artist based in Somerville, MA, whose works for this show are heavily influenced by Miriam Shapiro’s Femmage and Judy Chicago’s Dinner Party.  The show includes an advocacy campaign to raise awareness of the need for feminine care products & diapers among women’s shelters and public spaces.  Bring a donation of a new, unused product for YWCA Cambridge and enter the raffle to win an original artwork(s).  All show attendees are welcome to enter once without donating anything; donors who bring products for YWCA Cambridge can enter once more per item donated.

Sarah Wilson of Sustainable Cycles will conduct a brief workshop on eco-friendly alternatives to traditional femcare products on Sunday, Sept. 11 from 1 - 3 PM at YWCA Cambridge.
The workshop will feature information on LunaPads cloth pads and DivaCup menstrual cups as well as other products.  A handful of new, unused menstrual cups will be given away to workshop attendees, first come first served.

There will be a "Hey, Sugar!” closing candy reception on Thursday, Sept. 29 from 7 - 9 PM in conjunction with the raffle of artworks which will happen at 8:30 PM.  Ticketholders need not be present at the raffle to win but it is highly recommended since artworks will be offered by choice to the winning ticket holders present.  Weigel will raffle off one artwork for every 10 items donated to YWCA, while supplies last.  Raffle items must be picked up in person on Sept. 29 or Sept. 30 or be forfeited.

Widening the Cycle art show

The Society for Menstrual Research conference & Widening the Cycle art exhibition is coming to Suffolk University in Boston, MA in June 2015.  The art show has been curated by Jen Lewis of Beauty in Blood and features 40+ works.  Please feel free to check it out here and attend if you can.

http://www.wideningthecycle.com/
http://menstruationresearch.org/research/2015-conference/

Facebook event page for Widening the Cycle:
https://www.facebook.com/events/371904819674240/
Facebook event page for SMCR Conference:
https://www.facebook.com/events/392528494251318/

Life Blood Exhibit at Black Door Gallery

Life Blood Exhibit
Life Blood Exhibit is coming! This traveling art show features artworks exploring the theme of women’s reproductive health, from coming of age to motherhood to menopause and more. Some works are humorous while others are serious, but all are thought-provoking. Please see the shows, join in the conversation, and help break the taboo! More information can be found on the website and blog:
http://www.lifebloodexhibit.com/
http://lifebloodexhibit.blogspot.com/

Sponsors include:
The Keeper, Inc. http://www.keeper.com/

What:
Life Blood Exhibit is a traveling group art show originally curated by Jennifer Weigel in St. Louis, Missouri and themed around menstruation and women’s reproductive health. This showing will include works chosen by guest curators Craig & Elizabeth Thomas of Black Door Gallery. Several artworks from the original exhibition will be shown alongside many new artists from the Southeast Missouri region and beyond.

Where/When (Black Door Gallery):
March 2 – 31, 2012: Black Door Gallery
reception: Friday, March 2, 6 - 9 PM

Why/How:
By drawing attention to the female body and to the menstrual cycle, artists are able to comment on this life-giving aspect of womanhood and to celebrate and/or show their discontent with their own bodies & cycles. We are able to offer commentary on experience, confront stereotypes & assumptions and educate one another about things too often left unsaid. Thus we can explore the positive & negative to turn around preconceptions and help break the taboo surrounding menstruation.

Life Blood Exhibit
Black Door Gallery
124 S. Spanish
Cape Girardeau, MO
March 2012
Reception: Friday, March 2 during the First Friday Art Walk

Upcoming Show

Life Blood Exhibit will be traveling to Black Door Gallery in March 2012! This show will feature artworks by the St. Louis group alongside several new artists from the region and further afield. More information will be forthcoming on the blog here, so keep a lookout for further details.

Life Blood Exhibit
Black Door Gallery
124 S. Spanish
Cape Girardeau, MO
March 2012
Reception: Friday, March 2 during the First Friday Art Walk

Life Blood Exhibit opens at Visio Thursday

Here is a sneak preview of Life Blood Exhibit at Gallery Visio. Want to see more? Then come to the opening reception this Thursday at Gallery Visio, 4 - 7 PM.

Life Blood Exhibit
Gallery Visio
170 Millenium Student Center
University of Missouri - St. Louis
Feb. 24 - March 24, 2011
Reception: Thursday, Feb. 24, 4 - 7 PM

http://www.lifebloodexhibit.com/
http://lifebloodexhibit.blogspot.com/

Sponsors include:
The Keeper, Inc. http://www.keeper.com/

Artists:
Lisa Becker, Dail Chambers, Virginia Dragschutz, Marsha Heck, Christine Ilewski, Aunia Kahn, Connie LaFlam, Arlene Ligori, Barbara Merlotti, Janice Nesser, Pat Owoc, Roxanne Phillips, Janiece Senn, Evie Shucart, Jeane Vogel, Jennifer Weigel & selected UMSL students

What:
Life Blood Exhibit is a traveling group art show curated by Jennifer Weigel and themed around menstruation and women’s reproductive health.

Why/How:
By drawing attention to the female body and to the menstrual cycle, artists are able to comment on this life-giving aspect of womanhood and to celebrate and/or show their discontent with their own bodies & cycles. We are able to offer commentary on experience, confront stereotypes & assumptions and educate one another about things too often left unsaid. Thus we can explore the positive & negative to turn around preconceptions and help break the taboo surrounding menstruation.

Update: Gallery Visio Show

Life Blood Exhibit
Life Blood Exhibit is coming! This traveling art show features artworks exploring the theme of women’s reproductive health, from coming of age to motherhood to menopause and more. Some works are humorous while others are serious, but all are thought-provoking. Please see the shows, join in the conversation, and help break the taboo! More information can be found on the website and blog:
http://www.lifebloodexhibit.com/
http://lifebloodexhibit.blogspot.com/

Sponsors include:
The Keeper, Inc. http://www.keeper.com/

Artists:
Lisa Becker, Dail Chambers, Virginia Dragschutz, Marsha Heck, Christine Ilewski, Aunia Kahn, Connie LaFlam, Arlene Ligori, Barbara Merlotti, Janice Nesser, Pat Owoc, Roxanne Phillips, Janiece Senn, Evie Shucart, Jeane Vogel, Jennifer Weigel & selected UMSL students

What:
Life Blood Exhibit is a traveling group art show curated by Jennifer Weigel and themed around menstruation and women’s reproductive health.

Where/When (Gallery Visio):
Feb. 24 – March 24, 2011: University of Missouri – St. Louis, Gallery Visio
reception: Thursday, Feb. 24, 4 – 7 PM

Why/How:
By drawing attention to the female body and to the menstrual cycle, artists are able to comment on this life-giving aspect of womanhood and to celebrate and/or show their discontent with their own bodies & cycles. We are able to offer commentary on experience, confront stereotypes & assumptions and educate one another about things too often left unsaid. Thus we can explore the positive & negative to turn around preconceptions and help break the taboo surrounding menstruation.

Image: PMS courtesy of Janiece Senn

Upcoming Show

Life Blood Exhibit will be coming to Gallery Visio at University of Missouri - St. Louis! This show will include a selection of works by the original core artists along with the 5 new artists and some University of Missouri - St. Louis student works. Mark your calendars; more details will be forthcoming.

Life Blood Exhibit
Feb. 24 - March 24, 2011
Traveling exhibition featuring works from a variety of St. Louis and UMSL artists depicting the personal journey through womanhood.
Gallery Visio
170 Millenium Student Center
One University Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63121

Grand Opening

Life Blood Exhibit
invitational group show organized by myself
STLCC-Florissant-Valley Art Gallery
3400 Pershall Rd., Florissant, MO
June 7 - July 1, 2010
reception: Thursday, June 10, 6 - 8 PM

After the preview party at Fort Gondo Compound for the Arts, this is the first showing of the exhibition in its entirety and catalogs from the show will be offered for a suggested donation of $5.

Artworks featured (from right to left):
Perimenopause from Metamorphosis by Barbara Merlotti
Maiden's Delight by Pat Owoc
Fibroid Embolization: Uterine TNT by Marsha Heck

Preview Party

Preview Party Kickoff!
Friday, April 9, 2010, 7 – 10 PM
Fort Gondo Compound for the Arts
3151 Cherokee St.
Life Blood Exhibit is proud to be part of beverlyear at Fort Gondo Compound for the Arts. This one-night-only event will include a small sampling of works by several artists in the exhibition, a bathroom installation by Jennifer Weigel and a silent auction including artworks by local artists, a Luna Pads intro kit & two certificates towards The Keeper menstrual cup products.

Show card artwork: detail by Evie Shucart.