11 Oct Vulva Huntress Inspiration
The Vulva Huntress my 15th century source of inspiration. I keep finding myself drawn back to imagery of the 15th century Vulva Huntress. My friend gave me a replica badge and since then I’ve first made a couple of paper collages and now I’ve tried a paper cut version. I like her. I guess she can be what you want, or need her to be. I wonder what she was to the pilgrims who popped badges of her onto themselves as they travelled across Europe.
I’m on my own pilgrimage at the moment but in a whole different kind of way…I’m on a journey of self discovery. I’m being my own detective figuring out ‘weird’ menstrual cycle symptoms which I’m guessing are due to some kind of hormonal change or perimenopausal, neurodivergent mental healthy-ness. So to me she’s flipping ace. She’s a warrior just when I need one. I’m hoping to pop a couple of these paper cut out versions into my shop soon but you can find the collages versions as greeting cards.
If you’re interested in finding out more about these medieval vulva badges I can highly recommend the one of the seminars in the Feminist Lecture Program.
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