“This piece is part of the Historic Jar collection and references Paul Gauguin’s painting titled “Two Tahitian Women.” By reinventing the composition so that the women are nourishing one another, the original, highly objectifying work is countered with the feminine gaze and an understanding of how women relate to and provide for one another.”
The Fruits of Our Labor, 2019 Sculpture
The Fruits of Our Labor, 2019
Porcelain and Gold Sculpture
Dimensions: 14.5 H x 5 W x 4.5 D in.
One of a Kind.
Hodge studied and graduated from the University of Georgia with a degree in Ceramics, with notable exhibitions such as Unsung Muses and Eyes That Bind, graduating summa cum laude and receiving honors such as the Outstanding Undergraduate Award. Here, clay became the conduit that allowed her to speak of her experience and, more importantly, her frustrations. Always curious to acquire more knowledge and skills, she pursued a Master of Fine Arts degree at the University of Miami. There she obtained the summer scholarship and the William Oberman Award, and graduated summa cum laude. During this time, she moved from expressions of anger to prioritizing love between women, the deep well of internal feminine landscapes and the historical exploration of women in relation to the present through ceramic material. Since then, her works have been exhibited at the Morean Arts Center, Arts Benicia and the Imurj Gallery, among others. She currently resides in rural Georgia, where she transforms her stories into sculptures that reveal what has been historically hidden.
