sculpture & accompanying poetry by gillian marwood
Supplemental Healing
The butterflies bounce between bodies
speaking of growth
whispering, “I will will it so”
The mushrooms sprouted on pinky toes.
You have walked long enough
to will it to grow.
And the spores did transfer
through tussling winds,
capturing breathy sorrows
and taking them in.
And the flowers sang
to the shriek tuned ear
growing in place of the tones
only known to the wounded,
but willing to heal.
Gillian is a queer multidisciplinary artist with a focus in sculpture and jewelry design. They grew up living all over the world, though mainly raised in Scotland, they now consider Chicago home. Their work focuses on sex work, trauma, and queerness which they bring to light through their stop motion films and sculptures. Their work has been featured all over Chicago with their favorite shows being run by and for sex workers. When they're not sculpting, they're usually working on their business, Germ selling handmade jewelry or working as a teaching artist at Awakenings, an organization that supports healing for sexual violence survivors through art.