Doing the Art Thing, Again…

Last night’s opening of Gabinetto Segreto at the FANTABULOUS Vanderelli Room in Columbus, OH., was AWESOME! It was so great to participate in such a beautifully body positive environment. The art was top notch and wonderfully cheeky! The performances, the music! AHH! SO GOOD.

If you are near or in or adjacent to CBUS – Go see it!

If you missed the opening, you can always check the website and swing by or come to the closing reception on August 31st, 7-10.

This show was a bit braver than I’ve been since transitioning. I’ve made a commitment to be visible and to fully embrace authenticity as a life path… The paintings were typical of what I usually show, but the sculptural piece, “Trigger Warning,” was very much outside my comfort zone. That USUALLy means it’s important, and that I need to do the thing. That said, I’m glad I was able to work through my personal discomfort to make the statement.

In essence, “Trigger Warning” is a comment on how people obsess over trans people’s genitals, and how we are fetishized, targeted, and otherwise singled out, and “othered.”

The “Guy Parts” were cast of me within a week of surgery, so showing them was also a type of eulogy for the boy. To that point, I now feel some good closure with my old life/body as I step ever forward into my truth.