Stutman tries to use her body of work as a
vehicle which transports feminine concerns which are either swept under carpet
and are not given a nondiscriminatory platform for conversation or
consideration. Some of these concerns relating to the female gender that she
deals with in her work are about incest, rape and even something as superficial
as plastic surgery.
Being the candid female narrative jewellery
advocate that she is, Stutman tries to liberate the female concept from
traditional shackles and stereotypical metaphors which have been placed on
females even by the media. In order to provide reference, this report will only
include one of her works from the five part series.
In the series “Impaired Visions”, she uses her craft to mock how the female is
portrayed by media and shows how they try to create these unattainable
fantasies which work on women’s insecurities in order to increase sales. She
explains how these false ideologies are both damaging to a woman and limit her
to conform (Stutman, 1997) .
