Look what the MF MOON called from out of the vlei
A creature, a seeker, brewing luck for lunch
A non-smoker, sober, kicking ducks and kak
Heavy floating, coasting -
Just wait quick -
Just hold on -
Feel that bass in the bayou!
Come, swim, this way before the tides move.

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A Swamp Monster Self Portrait made during a personal high tide.

It holds within it the emptiness of being a coloured woman from nowhere, just this dead boring area by a vlei, and a decision to stiek uit and be that and more anyway.

It is about a reckoning with the self, a commitment to softness at all costs, and unflinching acceptance of unacceptable desires as inseparable from my true nature.

During the building and drying process, this piece split right in the centre of the heart, and was repaired by adorning it with more dressings, like we tend to do.

Just remember all caps when you spell the woman name.

MF MOON, 2025
Glazed Stoneware, fired to 1200C

34 x 26cm