bang bang girls

                               
Through­out adolescence,
my sketch­books were filled with superheroines. 

Tank girls,
girls with guns … Women in their power. 

Lat­er,
my sense of pow­er be­came subtler,
I de­vel­oped an aes­thet­ic style that em­pha­sizes and ex­ag­ger­ates what I find strong and beau­ti­ful instead. 

                               

But still,
I like the sym­bol­ism of a weapon-wield­ing woman. 

If it’s in her hands,
there’s some­thing sa­cred to be protected. 

It’s not like­ly a pow­er trip
or means of control. 

 

I al­ways say,
if y’all won’t pro­tect us, we’ll pro­tect ourselves. 

 

Here’s a few gals look­ing damn cute do­ing it.

Bang Bang Girls Series
Ink on pa­per, floated
11 x 14 inches
light oak wood frames
 

Send a note to inquire/for avail­abil­i­ty.

 

—ruby roth

Flom­mist Ruby Roth is an artist, de­sign­er, cre­ative strate­gist, and the au­thor-il­lus­tra­tor of four lead­ing books for kids. Her work has been fea­tured on To­day, CNN, FOX, NBC, ABC News, and oth­er ma­jor me­dia out­lets. Copy­right © 2023 Ruby Roth.

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