Serpentine, 2025, mixed media, 16 x 5 x 8 in. / 40.64 x 12.7 x 20.32 cm.

Serpentine, Kait Hopkins, 2025, mixed media, 16 x 5 x 8 in. / 40.64 x 12.7 x 20.32 cm.

Leather, Glass, Stone, Bone and Acrylic

To be a woman is to surround yourself with snakes that you can't always identify as venomous until they bite you. We are much like Medusa. Are her snakes a protection or a curse? It depends on who tells our story. Some say we're a monster. Others know we're just trying to guard ourselves.