PRESCRIBED GRIEF

silk, lace, hair, jet beads, handspun yarn

44" x 30"

Control is exerted over women’s choices
our bodies, and even the way
we are allowed to express grief.
More than 40 different fibers,
including silk, hair and jet beads
were approved materials
Victorian women were forced to
use when in mourning.
And yet
grief is meant to feel like excess;
we are so much more than
these restrictions.