Shannon Downey- artist.

Shannon Downey is a Chicago based artist who self titled feminist and fabric artist.
Historically sewing was considered women's work , preparing girls for a domestic life. But this is why Downey states is why she loves it so much. Not because of the domesticiy of it but the   history of community it has surrounding it. 'I feel fortunate to be able to use this medium to talk about politics and social justice freely. I feel like I owe it to the women who come before me who couldn't.'

She want to make stick a big cultural challenge aimed at everyone.

Even though from another interpretation of this could be that it can be seen as going back into the old ways of domestics and as a step back.
I think that there is a stigma of women who claim that they are feminists are against doing what are seen as feminine activities or actions, and if they do so are said not to be feminist. I think that this is wrong. Feminism should be about embracing everything and the freedom to do activities such as sticking and not have this stigma attached to it. Freedom for all genders. The image below was created by Downey to take to a women's march taking place when Donald Trump can into power.

I really like the powerful yet simple message this sends out.  And I think is a good symbol of women's rights. But I think that this technique dose need to be excited right in order to come across the right way.