The Gallery
'Why I Was Pierced: Ears'
Allyson Stuckless
Lithography
The text in the print says:
Each one of the piercings, excluding the first which I got when
I was a kid, corresponds with difficult times in my life over the past
few years. I had a problem I needed to deal with but the hard part for me was
that it was caused by another person and I felt I could not control what they were doing to me.
In each of these situations, I did all I could to take control for myself, but
it never worked. I needed that bit of security and control I felt I gained from
getting pierced and wearing the earrings as visual reminders of the experiences.
The second one in my earlobe symbolized my passage into a new way of life - the start
of what I hoped would have made me happier than I felt before. I got the
third after I ended a relationship that I felt was slowly killing me.
Well, I thought I ended it and this lead to the cartilage piercing which symbolized
the real end of that relationship. I got the jewelry, it hurt and bled for days
but it helped me escape my situation. The blood felt like it cleansed some of the
anxiety out of my body.
The fourth hole in my earlobe is a little different. It corresponds with a
deeper emotion that I didn't understand then and still don't understand now. I
know that's because I often still feel it. The actual piercing hasn't healed yet
and I know it won't until I resolve the situation - I hope it will be soon.
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