The show utilizes domestic material and imagery to examine the issues of women and mental illness. It also attempts, with humor, to depict the anger and fantasy necessary for women to break out of confining circumstances. Beckman earned her Master of Fine Arts degree in painting from the University of Washington, Seattle and her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in painting from Indiana University, Bloomington. She works as a graphic designer and is on the staff of Tempest Magazine. Students complete information cards at college fair programs and high school visits.
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