a series of woodcuts based on the writings of Gertrude Stein

Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas are one of the famous most famous lesbian couples of all time. Interestingly, they both grew up in the Bay Area and Alice was a survivior of the 1906 earthquake. They met in Paris just after the earthquake and spent the rest of their lives there. Gertrude became famous for her modernist writing style, which was as incomprehensible at the time as Picasso's cubist paintings. In amongst her writings, there are glimpses of her relationship with Alice, which was an open secret at the time. The wood panel collages in the show are inscribed with quotes from Gertrude's writings which speak to her intimate relationship with Alice, and which are surprisingly contemporary considering they were written almost one hundred years ago.