Aqua Tofana 8x6 original watercolor/pen/mixed media, on a page from a herbal book framed with a birchbox.
An original watercolor painting on watercolor, inspired by the dark history of Aqua Tofana, the infamous poison associated with a network of women in 17th-century Italy who used it to kill husbands, including women trapped in abusive marriages at a time when meaningful avenues of escape were extraordinarily limited.
The painting honors the women whose stories have survived through centuries of history, myth, fear, and fascination.
And then I brought that history into 2026.
Aqua Tofana 8x6 original watercolor/pen/mixed media, on a page from a herbal book framed with a birchbox.
An original watercolor painting on watercolor, inspired by the dark history of Aqua Tofana, the infamous poison associated with a network of women in 17th-century Italy who used it to kill husbands, including women trapped in abusive marriages at a time when meaningful avenues of escape were extraordinarily limited.
The painting honors the women whose stories have survived through centuries of history, myth, fear, and fascination.
And then I brought that history into 2026.
