“Fiddle Dee Dee” reimagines the image of Scarlett O’Hara through a contemporary lens, using her famously cinched silhouette as a starting point for a larger conversation about pressure, performance, and expectation.
Inspired by the iconic corset scene, the painting places Scarlett-like femininity within a more modern visual language. Loose, expressive fields of color surround the figure, while embroidered cords and electrical plugs push into the composition as physical, dimensional elements. These stitched and suspended details suggest entanglement—linking historical ideas of restriction with the overstimulation and demands of contemporary life.
The result is a work that feels both glamorous and uneasy: a portrait of composure under pressure. Beauty, femininity, and poise remain present, but they are interrupted by the visual weight of modern intrusion. The cords become a metaphor for all the things that tighten around us—social expectations, technology, obligation, and the emotional labor of holding it all together.
Layering oil, acrylic, and embroidery thread, “Fiddle Dee Dee” balances painterly softness with tactile tension. It invites viewers to consider how the constraints placed on women may change form across time, while still echoing the same underlying struggle between presentation and freedom.
Original artwork
Medium: Oil, Acrylic and Embroidery Thread on Canvas
Dimensions: 48 x 48 x 1.5 in
Year: 2023
Signed: Yes
Ready to hang
Ships from Asheville, North Carolina
Carefully packaged to ensure safe delivery
Tracking included
“Fiddle Dee Dee” reimagines the image of Scarlett O’Hara through a contemporary lens, using her famously cinched silhouette as a starting point for a larger conversation about pressure, performance, and expectation.
Inspired by the iconic corset scene, the painting places Scarlett-like femininity within a more modern visual language. Loose, expressive fields of color surround the figure, while embroidered cords and electrical plugs push into the composition as physical, dimensional elements. These stitched and suspended details suggest entanglement—linking historical ideas of restriction with the overstimulation and demands of contemporary life.
The result is a work that feels both glamorous and uneasy: a portrait of composure under pressure. Beauty, femininity, and poise remain present, but they are interrupted by the visual weight of modern intrusion. The cords become a metaphor for all the things that tighten around us—social expectations, technology, obligation, and the emotional labor of holding it all together.
Layering oil, acrylic, and embroidery thread, “Fiddle Dee Dee” balances painterly softness with tactile tension. It invites viewers to consider how the constraints placed on women may change form across time, while still echoing the same underlying struggle between presentation and freedom.
Original artwork
Medium: Oil, Acrylic and Embroidery Thread on Canvas
Dimensions: 48 x 48 x 1.5 in
Year: 2023
Signed: Yes
Ready to hang
Ships from Asheville, North Carolina
Carefully packaged to ensure safe delivery
Tracking included
