Bubble Machines Are Essential to Life

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Artist: Lisa Jean Allswede

Title: Bubble Machines Are Essential to Life

Attribution: Bubble Machines Are Essential to Life

Year: 2020

Materials: Hibiscus photograph embellished with hand & machine embroidery, beads, sequins, and nails mounted on top of a painted basswood panel

Dimensions: 8”h x 8”w x 1.5”d

Image Statement: "Bubble Machines Are Essential to Life" is one of 50 panels in "The Wandering Hibiscus" series. “The Wandering Hibiscus” is my celebration of womanhood. This deeply personal body of artwork stitches together crystalized remembrances of childhood, motherhood, moving, sexuality, aging, and embracing imperfection — panels of vignettes commemorating the memories of an aging woman.