All nurturing, protective, compassionate instincts exist, to what capacity do we recognize, acknowledge and perform them is a decision of the individual. To change the standards by which we are judged in the context in which they exist and overturn thousands of years of conditioning and blind acceptance into a revolution, you must recognize the need to take an active role in your own existence. You must recognize the power that comes from making a conscious decision, rather than accepting the conditions of a system that may not serve your needs. The centipede and the 9mm gun prints became a more militant approach to exploring the active role of feminism and empowerment. Our society was achieved through war.
Revolution involves a battle.
Weapons are a symbol of empowerment of strength and also of violence. The 9mm gun print was about arming oneself for a revolution. The guns are a symbol for the tools you use to win your battle, they are a sign that you are prepared to defend yourself. The centipede became a symbol for the female army in the comic book I was developing. The basis of the comic book was that 100 years after women were given the right to vote in 1919, there would be an uprising and a revolution with a female army to introduce a matriarchal society.