as I type this on Thursday, August 7th 2025:
the Sun’s in Leo, it’s time to fully express yourself;
the Moon is about 95% full in Capricorn, my ascendant/rising sign
and it’s Thursday, the day of Jupiter
Jupiter is the planet of expansion.
and today is Imbolc in the Southern Hemisphere, marking the return of light, the budding of seeds and the slow unfurling of sprouts and flowers as we head into spring
and I’m on Cycle Day 10, smack bang in my inner spring, a cyclical blossoming I’m grateful to experience every month or so
and with that said, here’s this:
too long, didn’t watch:
I make art with my menstrual blood.
this is one way I reclaim the power of menstruation & undo the taboo that has been cast upon our female bodies, cycles & blood.
thank you for seeing me in this.
if you love it, thank you
if it’s pushing an edge, I get it; just sit with it, and consider any taboos around menstruation that bring up discomfort for you
if we’re friends/family/colleagues, just add this to the list of weird hippy shit I do in your personal karinda catalogue.
some avenues for your perusing:
@breathing.bleeding.being (my art account)
Vanessa Tiegs of Menstrala, menstrala.org
“The art of menstrual resistance: the experience of menstrual artists in Amsterdam and beyond”, a thesis by Stella Schröter