The portrait of the artist’s and Menstruation Project Mama’s pregnant belly (depicted here in her 8th month, in April 2021) shows the life that she is carrying under her heart. Bearing the life that is growing in the warmly sheltered womb inside of her.

Now, being in transition into motherhood with her first child’s birth approaching in a weeks, she feels a rush of gratitude and humility for the teachings and teachers in her life, as especially for her own mother’s boundless love. The mother is handing over the scepter for her daughter, in a sacred embrace, bowing to the inexpressible responsibility of caring for life.

‘MOON BLOOD’ is an ongoing journey into the wildly powerful realms of the Menstrual Cycle through the means of photography, self-portraiture, embodied performance, menstrual blood paintings and explorations.

The four photographs (in order of appearance) represent the four seasons of the cycle:

Inner Winter [ menstruation ]
Surrendering to the wisdom within. Shedding the old skin.

Inner Spring [ follicular phase ]
Gently blooming like a new born flower. Preparing to enter the world once more.

Inner Summer [ ovulation ]
Celebrating life in all its juicy abundance of creation.

Inner Autumn [ luteal phase ]
Setting boundaries with clarity and focus as my allies.

The Red Tent shares insights into ancient practices and presents the red tent as a safe space where the tribe’s women come together. It symbolizes the power of womanhood, with its culture of support and sisterhood; a cocoon of wisdom and guidance that is an intergenerational space for sharing and care.