Pregnant Pause, 2024, mixed media, 12 x 8 x 8 in. / 30.48 x 20.32 x 20.32 cm.

Pregnant Pause, Sarah Stec, 2024, mixed media, 12 x 8 x 8 in. / 30.48 x 20.32 x 20.32 cm.

Menopause has driven introspection into all aspects of my past and present years. The choice not to have kids but instead to produce allotments of myself within art has become thematic as I move into sculptures made of textiles and recycled elements.