Erica Diane Monson (@ericadoesart) is a local mixed media artist and educator whose work explores feminist concerns and methodologies. She seeks to untangle the gendered standards she inherited from her upbringing. Using traditional craft and contemporary art methods, Monson’s work approaches the female body as an object in which societies bestow or revoke value. Her work draws specifically from the visual culture and ideologies of her faith tradition, though these are echoed in the experiences of women across varying religious and cultural backgrounds. In combining religious iconography with natural motifs, Monson’s work deconstructs ideas surrounding motherhood, sexuality and traditional gender roles.