Printmaking - Recipe Monotypes

Plaiting myself into my family contexts: I am one of 3 sisters and one of 3 in my own family with my 2 daughters. The knotted bloody koeksisters refer to female identity. The large bowl, we have yet to be dunked into, appears to be void of syrup!The pale blue ellipse promises the absence of ghosts. The Dragon Lily binds new and old homes and loves.A place that only exists in my dreams – where all my homes are fused and blended to become my true place.Ghost prints overlapped to fuse imagery and meaning: The razor-wire and the infant’s teething beads are in jarring contrast.Ghost prints overlapped to fuse imagery and meaning. The razor-wire and the infant’s teething beads are in jarring contrast. Threats of violence are extended in the bloody, knotted cloth, like a shrouded corpse.The ellipse is a pan, is an arena. The smaller ellipses are teekoekies, are my daughters. The koekie-cutter is inadequate. The void where my koekie has fallen away invites escape, but also suggests a free fall into the abyss. The mixing bowl is weighed down with its bloody ingredients. The stain of history pours into the present.Title: Recipes for Disaster - Poeding Medium: Monotype with chine collé Size: 65.5 x 50.5 cm Edition size: 1/1 Price: R 6 000 (excl.VAT) The bowl is filled with blood, but more is to come. The appalling names of some tasty desserts speak of cruelty and cAn offering of a Silene Stenophylla blossom to the infant, represents healing and growth, after even the most severe absence of life-lust.Guidelines for an Infant - TeethingThe infant gazes backwards into the distance, across a vast landscape. The transparent bowl and the promise of the ellipse/bay are lost on her until she turns towards the future.