You’ve asked about the Hand Maid in Idaho design, and after a lot of thought about how to capitalize on the nerve it hits for some here is how you can pick one up. But beware... This image is unsafe at any speed.
It’s a warning label and some of it recognize it as such for a reason. It's powerless, silent, and oppressive. It's evil. It practically sells itself.
It's a soulless monster and those of us who see it as such want to fight it. Now that rights to bodily autonomy and many other freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution have been swallowed whole through legislation in Idaho many of us are feeling powerless to stop it.
Per the Internet on a Google search of "Failed experiment..."
"If the experiment is proving to be tricky, and continues to fail despite your greatest efforts, then perhaps it is time for a new approach. You may find yourself very stressed, and doubting your skills. However, you should find solace in knowing that you are actually progressing; the problem is likely not technical."
Logic dictates that if you are not finding the correct answer, then perhaps you are asking the wrong question."
Hand Maid in Idaho Discussion Questions
If you're wondering why the "Great Experiment" feels like it's failing, why does it feel like it's failing to you personally?
Should "we" really be using the term "Great Experiment" for our democracy if "for all" isn't truly in the picture?
Did "we" ever earn the right to use that term?
Is faith a great experiment?
What is Idaho actually going to look like when many of our doctors can't practice medicine here anymore?
How is the Hand Maid in Idaho related to Manifest Destiny?
How do you get to the heart of a monster?
Is the Idaho Hand Maid made of church and state, or just little crumbs of dogma?
Liberty and justice for who?
Why is there a little white hood on the top of the state of Idaho in this picture?
The discussion questions are free for anyone but the first 50 Handmaid in Idaho prints are now available for purchase. https://www.jessicaevettartist.com/product-page/hand-maid-in-idaho
Process: The design is an original relief print created by me. I carved the image into some soft rubber with some sharp tools, and then I rolled the ink over the stamp and pressed it on paper. Each one is different, and some are a little messy but so are humans. I am the only keeper of this stamp and each print is signed by me. I don’t know how many of these I’m making so each time I use the stamp I go in sequential order so you know how many people have received prints before you. I put the year in the middle. My signature is there is pencil. If you see a cheap reproduction out there, accept no substitutes.
These are all about 6" by 9"with some room for trimming if you need. $20 gets you one to keep at home or send to someone who needs one. Half of the funds go to my time and materials, half go to Idaho grassroots organizations, individual organizers, and mutual aid groups doing the work involved with dismantling oppressive systems and ultimately saving our Earth.
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