Ginger Sedlarova - #THEMTOO

#THEMTOO is a playful look at the lives of Canadian women of the 50's, 60's and 70's. The concept came about when several discarded Edith Adams Cottage recipe clipping books fell into the artist's lap. The material was too wonderful to ignore and too rich not to play with, to provoke and amuse. The idea of a woman's place being in the home is explored via vintage media such as clippings and women's magazines. The concept of the sunny housewife who only needed fresh lipstick and her vacuum cleaner to achieve fulfillment is worked onto colourful surfaces, poking fun at outdated standards that a then-new aggressive advertising age deemed essential for a woman's happy life.

Penny (I'll Follow You Anywhere), acrylic, pastel, vintage newspaper clippings and graphite on canvas, 36"x48"

Penny (I'll Follow You Anywhere), detail, acrylic, pastel, vintage newspaper clippings and graphite on canvas, 36"x48"

Barb (It's A Man's World), acrylic, graphite,
newspaper clippings and vintage teapot lids on panel, framed, 24"x24"

Barb (It's A Man's World), acrylic, graphite, newspaper clippings and vintage teapot lids on panel, framed, 24"x24" ©Ginger Sedlarova 2019

Madge (Sitting Pretty), acrylic, newspaper clippings
and vintage jewelry on wood panel, 20"x20"

Madge (Sitting Pretty), detail, acrylic, newspaper clippings and vintage jewelry on wood panel, 20"x20" ©Ginger Sedlarova 2019

Annette (Don't Worry, Baby), acrylic,
newspaper clippings and vintage jewelry
on wood panel, 20"x20"

Annette (Don't Worry, Baby), acrylic, newspaper clippings and vintage jewelry on wood panel, 20"x20" ©Ginger Sedlarova 2019

Vivienne (She Has it All), acrylic, newspaper clippings and vintage jewelry on wood panel, 20"x20"

Vivienne (She Has it All), acrylic, newspaper clippings and vintage jewelry on wood panel, 20"x20" ©Ginger Sedlarova 2019

Dolores (Honey Pie), acrylic, newspaper clippings
and vintage jewelry on wood panel, 20"x20"

Dolores (Honey Pie), acrylic, newspaper clippings and vintage jewelry on wood panel, 20"x20" ©Ginger Sedlarova 2019

Rhonda (Give Peas A Chance), acrylic, pastel
and vintage magazine advertisements on panel, framed, 24"x30"

Rhonda (Give Peas A Chance), detail, acrylic, pastel and vintage magazine advertisements on panel, framed, 24"x30"

Dawn (Homemaker Supreme), acrylic, pastel
and vintage magazine advertisements on panel, framed, 24"x30"

Dawn (Homemaker Supreme), detail, acrylic, pastel and vintage magazine advertisements on panel, framed, 24"x30"

Julie (The Sky's The Limit), acrylic, pastel and vintage magazine advertisements on panel, framed, 24"x30"

Julie (The Sky's The Limit), detail, acrylic, pastel and vintage magazine advertisements on panel, framed, 24"x30"

Tonya (Her Hair Held Up), acrylic, pastel
and vintage magazine advertisements on panel, framed, 24"x30"

Tonya (Her Hair Held Up), detail, acrylic, pastel and vintage magazine advertisements on panel, framed, 24"x30"

Brenda (You've Come A Long Way, Baby), acrylic, pastel and vintage magazine advertisements on panel, framed, 24"x30"

Brenda (You've Come A Long Way, Baby), detail, acrylic, pastel and vintage magazine advertisements on panel, framed, 24"x30"

The Lively Ones I (Smilin' Buddha), acrylic, vintage newspaper,
jewelry and marbles, found objects on wood panel, 12"x16"

The Lively Ones II (More Charm), acrylic, vintage newspaper,
jewelry and marbles, found objects on wood panel, 12"x16"

The Lively Ones III (Please Don't Eat The Daisies), acrylic, vintage
newspaper, jewelry and marbles, found objects on wood panel, 12"x16"

The Lively Ones IV (Lady, Where Are You Going?), acrylic, vintage newspaper,
jewelry and marbles, found objects on wood panel, 12"x16"