Jelly Belly with Carrot Body Ring

Jelly Belly with Carrot Body Ring by Louise Hill  as part of the NJW exhibition 'Up and Out'

Silver, sapphires, polymer, wood, carrot, legs. 
BMI: 32.8 - obese.  34X8.5X8.5cm. 
Ring size Q  

"I'm a feminist but ." the money I have spent on body treatments could have funded a 
house deposit, or the university education of my two children. You might think I'm alone in this but in a recent survey 97% of women respondents said they have at least one negative thought about their body - every single day. How can we take down the 
patriarchy when we're busy worrying about how we look? Louise Hill, 2023