A reminder that there’s always a choice.
“You don’t smile right.” Burning rubber. Punching holes in walls. Slinging a bowl, and spit, too. A screeching voice, like one thousand tons of crystal glassware cascading from the back of a truck onto pavement below. “You’ll want to when you’re older.”
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Initially, I knew I wanted to create a body of ceramic work that referenced my background in photography, melding my early adulthood with my now early 30s. This is a collection of triptychs, beckoning the idea of a film strip. Every frame contains a different shape, color, or has a complete absence of both, representing the idea that each day we can choose who we are, and who we are not.
Living in an environment where havoc is spilled upon you, it often feels as if the muck will never wash off. In time, it will, and every single day, hour, minute, you have the choice to emulate the tar-glazed abuse, or forge your own identity. To melt at the feet of their rage, or grasp for something different.
With this body of work, I ask you - by whose standards and expectations do you live? Whose behavior do you reject? Whose behavior do you applaud? Who do you choose to be? Who are you not?
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This body of work is ongoing.
Ceramic, underglaze.
Cecilia Majzoub 2024.
All pieces are available for purchase, please enquire at studiosecondsight@gmail.com
I was asked by some fellow vintage sellers if I’d like to make more poppies or some type of art for a fundraiser for Palestine. I was so absolutely flattered (still am!), and immediately tried to figure out if I’d be able to make some in time for the event. Thankfully I did, and SOLD OUT of the poppies!
At $25 each, purchasers raised $125, which was split between a gofundme featured by Operation Olive Branch and Erin Hattimer’s #PassTheHat, and Middle East Childrens Alliance.
The event overall brought in over $2400… seriously incredible and super proud to have been a part of it. THANK YOU OAKLAND!
For Palestine. For liberation.
I wanted to make an ode to Palestine. It's in the mixed style of Victorian mourning and lovers eyes jewelry. The florals are Palestinian poppies, which grow abundantly across Palestine - they represent the colors of the flag, the connection between Palestinians and their land, and is often depicted in cultural art and literature.
To those who have lost their homes and land. To those who have lost their lives. To those who have had the chance to return only briefly. To those who have never been able to return, or visit in the first place.
This piece is ceramic with underglaze and paint, measuring approx 7.5x5.25 inches.
Thank you to everyone who entered the fundraising raffle to win this piece and to send funds to Gaza Mutual Aid. You brought in $135 for families seeking refuge.
Viva Viva Palestina, forever.