This piece started with this old pair of pliers/snippers that I found at an antique store. I considered them a work of art unto themselves and they have been hanging on the wall in my studio for years as just that. Art. Look at all the great detail to them, especially the cut-out of the logo on the 'legs'. I don't think they make 'em like that anymore. Anyway, I finally took them off the wall and put these drawer pulls on each side and suddenly 'it' became 'she' as they looked like big, over-exaggerated fists resting on her hips. Some have said they look like guns at her side, and that's OK too. When I got up to the 'shoulder pads' I realized the look I was emulating was reminiscent of Tina Turner in Beyond Thunderdome, in the Mad Max series. The 'ponytail' on top of her head completed the image. Don't mess with her!
"A Woman to be Reckoned With" by Jane Nassano. Found Objects, approx. 14"h. x 8"w. $120 Available in my Etsy shop, On the Edge Gallery in Scottsdale, AZ or direct from the artist, Jane Nassano at jnassano@cox.net.