“Inside Out”
Acrylic with Hand and Machine Embroidery on Fabric”
24” x 20”
2014
Poem by Kerri Shadid
The task of always facing the world with one’s
meticulously-composed-image-side-out
is exhausting and unnatural.
Turning inside-out is infinitely preferable.
For one, it airs out the soul, which tends to grow
Stale when carefully sealed. And if we all
Walked around with our frayed edges showing,
Societal disappointment would undoubtedly slow.
For we always compare our reverse side to
the front side of others, leading us to assume
We are less well-put-together than the
Other well-turned-out models.
$850