A set of 40 painted cloth diapers chronicles my first year with my son. I chose diapers as my canvas because of their cultural symbolism. We often speak of raising children as being an endless job of changing diaper after diaper. Using diapers as a primary art material serves to honor our parents who changed all of our diapers. [Artist's Statement]

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Life in Diapers
© Beth Grossman 1999
3 feet x 20 feet
Acrylic on cloth diapers