Tools FOr Revolution

Melody Epperson
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Tools for Revolution
“Let me tell you what I think of bicycling. I think it has done more to emancipate women than anything else in the world. It gives women a feeling of freedom and self-reliance. I stand and rejoice every time I see a woman ride by on a wheel…the picture of free, untrammeled womanhood.” Susan B. Anthony
When I was 5 years old, my bicycle became my ticket to freedom. I knew that if I wanted to go somewhere, I could hop on my purple Schwinn and ride there. I loved the feeling of the wind on my face and the power of my own muscles propelling me through it. Women at the turn of the century experienced a similar feeling when they discovered the bicycle. “Tools for Revolution”, is a series of intaglio prints, encaustic paintings and sculptures which continue my ongoing investigation of women’s journey. In this work I look at how bicycles promoted freedom, I honor those women who have “written the book” into new terrain for freedom, safety and equality such as Malala Yousafzai and Tillie Anderson. I also repurposed kitchen tools into tools that women must use to achieve these goals.

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  • Home
  • Suffragists
  • Horizons
  • Tools For Revolution
  • On Their Shoulders We Stand
  • What is Woman?
    • Marina Book
    • Melody Book
    • Ode to My Grandmother
    • Woman's Day Book
  • Cantastoria: The unsung History of Women's Suffrage
  • Walls
  • Layers
  • In Season
  • Dried Fruit
  • Dresses
  • Good vs Evil
  • What Endures
  • Shadows
  • Love Letters
  • Contact
  • Exhibits
  • Blog
  • Special
  • About Melody
  • Purchase Encaustic Portraits
  • Purchase Abstract Paintings
  • Category
  • New Page