Nyasha Mutamba 24 Harare

 They say regular exposure to pain can increase one's tolerance

 to it but I don't suppose the same psychology is true when it

 comes to menstrual cycles for me. I think it's the total

 opposite, the older I'm getting and the more go through my

 monthly cycles, the more pain I'm experiencing. I could go on

 and on about the physical pain which I try to keep that under

 control with pills and herbal teas. It's the part when my periods

 are in control my emotional being.

 It's the part when I have to think twice before making a

 decision making sure it's your actual brain making it and not

 your period brain

 Above all, having to go to work or being around people is

 probably the worst part during any cycle.We have to hide all

 the pain and stand tall like the queens that we are at the same

 time trying to be out normal selves and getting the work done.

 Inspiration for this artwork came from that. My artwork depicts

 a nude female body standing tall with a glimmering crown on

 her head. In the background of the painting is some writing of

 menstrual cycle experience