Acrylic on antique Shakespearian cover (c. 1919), float-mounted in white gallery frame

This piece is painted on a century-old copy of Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew — a play centered on the social conditioning of women into obedience and compliance.

The work reframes the narrative through the female gaze. What was once a story about “taming” becomes a piece about resistance, presence, and autonomy.

Katherine’s line from the play remains strikingly contemporary:

“My tongue will tell the anger of my heart,
Or else my heart concealing it will break.”

Details

• Artwork dimensions: 3.5 in. x 5 in.

• Framed dimensions: 8.5 in. x 9.5 in.

• Includes Certificate of Authenticity