This artwork was created the same day as You Don't Owe Prettiness to Anyone.
The pearls belong to my mother and have traditionally been considered feminine and thought to represent purity.
I felt that by showing only the base of the flower vase and not the flowers themselves that the image conveys a sense of feminine mystery.
The shape of the strawberry felt reminiscent of the pubic triangle on a woman and by putting it in the blades of the scissors, I wanted to reference the sometimes painful process that women go through in order to be "well groomed."
I came up with the title because my mom has been so instrumental in and incredibly supportive of this process and my transformation. She has been the main person with whom I have brainstormed and talked through my many ideas. This was also the first image I had printed and I gave to her for Mother's Day.