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Our Collective Wild
oil on Yupo
19.5 x 19.5
sold

For women, it is fairly taboo to talk about our wild.

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If you're no longer a young woman, talking about your wild is not only taboo, but also frowned upon, discouraged and likely to cause eye-rolls. Because an older woman simply should not be wild. And yet...when we allow our wild to ooze through our bodies, into our hips, over our thighs, across our lips, and out of our mouths we are unstoppable. Are we not role models for our younger sisters, our daughters, our granddaughters? Do we want them to go quietly into the last third of their lives? I think not. Be wild.
March 28, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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Sorrow is the True Wild
oil on Yupo
17 x 24

Is sorrow the true wild?
And if it is -and if we join them - your wild to mine - what's that?
- ROSS GAY

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Story-ALTtext⬇️
A woman and a wolf, oil painting. The quote continues; “For joining, too, is a kind of annihilation. What if we joined our sorrows, I'm saying. I'm saying: What if that is joy?” There is so much sorrow in the world right now. But I love this idea - that joining our sorrow becomes joy. Because there is, indeed, a sweetness to shared sorrow, a joy in connection, a peace in being heard and understood.
January 22, 2026 at 3:30 PM
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Sorrow is the True Wild
oil on Yupo
17 x 24

Is sorrow the true wild?

- ROSS GAY

Get the art: www.lolajovan.com/store/p521/s...

#art #painting #femaleportrait #wolf #illustration #fantasyart #womanandwolf #oilpainting #sorrow #grief
Story-ALTtext⬇️
An illustration of a woman and a wolf The quote continues: “And if it is -and if we join them - your wild to mine - what's that? For joining, too, is a kind of annihilation. What if we joined our sorrows, I'm saying. I'm saying: What if that is joy?” This piece was created as I was exploring a deep grief, allowing it to wash over me and inspire the art. This quote lifted me during that time - joining sorrows to create joy? And yes, so it is. When we share our sorrows with one another, a glimmer of joy appears. How exquisite, to be safe enough with another to share our deepest grief, and emerge comforted, heard and seen.
October 9, 2025 at 2:32 PM