19″ x 13″ print featuring an incredible poem by Lissa Anne Gilmore paired with an original JOYFULL photograph.

I AM WOMAN

A LONE FIGURE RAN PEACEFULLY ON THE BEACH, PAUSING ONLY TO SINK INTO THE BEAUTY THAT WAS- SIGHING DEEPLY, SHE SEEMED TO MELT FURTHER AND FURTHER INTO THE GROUND’S EMBRACE, BEFORE MOVING ON ONCE AGAIN TOWARD SOMETHING UNSEEN…I CAUGHT UP WITH HER AND ASKED HER NAME…SHE SMILED, REACHED OUT HER HAND TO TAKE HOLD OF THE SUN AND REPLIED: “I AM ALL OF THIS, JUST AS YOU ARE…I AM MYSELF…AND I AM WOMAN.”  HER VOICE RANG WITH BEAUTY AND PERMANENCE AS I WATCHED HER FADE INTO THE SUN…THE BEACH HAS LONG PAST, YET THE CRY REMAINS- STRONG, PASSIONATE AND WORTHY, FULL OF PROMISE…I THOUGHT BACK TO THAT SHADOW ON THE SAND YEARS AGO, WHO UNBIDDEN AND UNWELCOME, DARED TO GRASP THE SOUL THAT WAS HERS…YES, I WHISPERED, I AM MYSELF…AND I AM WOMAN…IT IS WELL AND IT IS ENOUGH-

Printed locally in Traverse City, Michigan with premium archival inks on matte art paper.  Dimensions include the 2″ white border shown around art.