Fashion
Betsy Birkner Shirt & Notecards
- Item Number
- 150
- Estimated Value
- Priceless
- Sold
- 33 USD to nwb2badaf
- Number of Bids
- 1 - Bid History
Item Description
I should be happy Shirt, by Betsy Birkner
Bella® 100% Pima Cotton Women’s long-sleeve T-shirt, white (size L)
Artist, Betsy Birkner has created a line of exclusive wearable art inspired by her ceramic armor series, I Should. . .
The I Should . . . shirt series is debuting at the 2017 NAFE Event and are not yet available to the public. Winner may choose a size M or size L shirt.
Both the ceramic armor collection and the shirt series explore how larger cultural expectations for success dictate all the things woman should do or be… sexy, or skinny, have babies, or careers, etc., and the often negative result of the weight of those expectations.
Birkner explains, “We armor ourselves against the onslaught of family, media and cultural messages, protecting the vulnerability of the ideal self. Until our true values can emerge from behind the curtain, the ceramic armor serves as a façade of adorned fragility.
The fragility of the utilitarian object of war being sculpted of clay suggests our temporary nature as we invent and protect our authentic self. We can break free from the messages that do not ring true for us. I should be happy is what we strive for”.
Comes with a curated selection of note cards from Betsy Birkner's clay collection.
Item Special Note
About the Artist, Betsy Birkner
Making Barbie doll gowns and ironing church vestments with her grandmother in Mt. Airy, NC, started Betsy on the path to fashion obsession. Her work encompasses the media of clay and fabric to explore three-dimensional ceramic armor and two-dimensional crown imagery. Birkner is also an exceptional photographer, botanical illustrator and teaches color theory. She has received two Regional Artist Project Grants from the Arts and Science Council, Charlotte, NC, and is a McColl Center for Art + Innovation, Wingate Affiliate Artist alumna.
If not retrieved on day of event (March 9, 2017), Bidder is responsible for shipping & handling fees, which will be added to the winning bid amount. Items will be shipped and billed at standard industry rates.
No returns.
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