My name is Frieda and I am an artist, with a vagina, in Los
Angeles.
Even though my own reproductive organs are nearing their
expiration date I believe in a woman’s right to make medical decisions without
government interference. When the men of SCOTUS made their latest decisions
that affect women’s reproductive rights I became enraged. This country is gun
crazy and vaginaphobic. How is it that a person can freely walk into their
local restaurant with an AK over their shoulder but a woman can’t walk up to
their affordable gynecologist without being verbally assaulted by anti-choice morons? It’s madness.
I have had this image, "More Controlled Than", in mind for while and I can no longer
keep it to myself. At Skylight Books, in
Los Feliz, I had Jenn Witte draw this image on the wall of one of our display
windows. She posted it on her Tumblr, Jennwitte.tumblr, and got 60,000+ hits
and reposts! Apparently, there’s an opportunity here to get this image out
there and do some good in the process.
Your financial contribution will allow me to have t-shirts
made to sell for $25. My initial print
run is modest: $1000. A portion of the proceeds from each sale will go to women’s
health clinics in the Los Angeles area. Your reposts and link sharing will help get
the word out. If this works out I plan
to continue with a series of t-shirts and posters.
Any contribution is wonderful but a contribution of $30 or
more will earn you one of these damn shirts and covers the cost of shipping it to you!