"...but a woman's might," is the second part of a quote from Shakespear's Julius Caesar (act 2, scene 4). The quote is preceded by "I have a man's mind..." which my 2022 ink painting is named after. This is a scene in which the character Portia struggles with her inability to physically act on her situation despite being incredibly intelligent.

While this quote suggests ill things about the mind of men and might of women, it made me think about how each are still treated today. It was my hope to recontextualize these ideas of gendered strengths and weaknesses with these pieces. I find the women in my life have at one point or another been taught a "lesson" in limitedness, or they believe in this silent curse of brokennesss. Women have been taught that they have no power. I think this is because in truth woman's might could shake the foundations of the earth we stand on.