Terracotta, mixed media

19” x 23” x 7”

2023

Stoic, gritty, persistent—she will rise to face a challenge and pull through with quiet determination, power and tenacity, by her bootstraps if needed.

This piece, together with the“Casting Couch” and “Incandescent” is a triptych, representing a triad of states that some women face in their lives: a victim who has courage to speak up (“Casting Couch”), a survivor who pulls through (“By her bootstraps”), and a victor and commander of life’s circumstances (“Incandescent”).