“I fear feminity is dying, or in some environments, dead.”
Using landscapes and flora as symbolism, Isabella’s art seeks to change the narrative around feminity by uncovering the courage that it takes for women to remain feminine in the modern world.
“My femininity has always been both a blessing and a curse. While it’s opened many doors, it’s also been a means for control and distain (from both women and men, may I add). Ironically, I fight everyday to not harden in the wake of corporate aggression. Or worse - in the plight of ‘to be taken seriously’. It has taken more strength to remain feminine than to be moulded by society into something that i’m quite frankly, not.”
Having always found respite from expectations in the outdoors, Isabella began to draw a connection between the flora and what it is to be feminine. She noticed that for a flower to grow it must first survive the unfavourable conditions of the winter. Then, when it flowers it does not turn to stone for fear of survival, it turns over petal by petal, forming the delicate shape as nature intended. Like these flowers many women will have to struggle through environments or times in life where being a woman may not always be the best. However it is during these times that we grow stronger in our selves.
Isabella’s work aims to recognises the notion that to remain feminine (how ever that might differ from person to person), is an unspoken power of the modern age. The assured patterns of the branches in her paintings allude to the winding trajectories of life, while the textured flowers create a strong sense of purpose and soul.