Dead Sparrows in Sweaters

Taxidermy Sparrows with Knitted Sweaters by Annette Messager
source of image Moma

"The use of "real" animals and the act of knitting make a close connection
with real life and ordinary events and undermine the idea of art
as something removed from everyday experience. "
YES!!!!
Remember when I took this photo of a dead squirrel carefully placed on a sofa on
the side of the road, her birds have the same meaning for me.

I was reading about Annette Messager who uses photography, drawing, knitting, embroidery, text and objects in her art to challenge fixed ideas of art and "culturally assigned roles of women" and thinking WOW, this is a woman after my own heart. I have never heard of her before (like sheree, in regards to Nancy Spero, I am discovering a new female artist and wondering why I haven't heard of her before) and I am so intrigued. How could I not be since I'm an artist who uses photography, drawing, knitting, embroidery, painting, in my creative endeavors.

Talking about embroidery and sewing.
I am still sewing wig hair onto my artpiece.

"now-ism"

What I think of the actual piece I don't know. I am not loving it visually like I did the felt lungs, but I do like the concept and I'm enjoying the process even though it's tedious.