The Fez as Storyteller series explores the enduring legacies of Eskell's Middle Eastern and Indian heritage challenging generational influences, patriarchal systems, and gender bias through mixed-media sculptures and 2-D works.
Queens of Babylon: Put On Your Crown
2023
Digital photo-based collage, poly silk, trims, metal, mixed media
84”H x 40"W x 48”D
Full length mantle and crown, inspired by the crowns of Mesopotamian Queen Puabi of Ur as a call for dignity and value for women
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Rough Robe: Out from Under
2022
Sari, digital imagery, fabric, embellishment, mixed media
80” (or variable) x 33”W x 24” D
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Dis-Miss: Let me Entertain YOU
2022
Silk, Digital image, embellished trims, mixed media
24" H x 20" W x 8" D
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Useless Females: Don't Stand There Like a Decoration from Words of My Father
2019
Resin, handmade paper, digital image, felt, mixed media, mixed media
48" x 18" diameter
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Useless Females: Don't Stand There Like a Bloody Momo from Words of My Father
2019
Handmade gold-stamped paper, digital collage, slippers, trims, mixed media
24”H x 34” W x 6" D
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Marriage Turban Fez: To Have and to Hold
2017
Digital collage, French lace, silk, trim, mixed media
43" H x variable
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Sister Fez: Smear Tactics
2016
Digital imagery, silk, mixed media
Overall 56" H x 15" diameter
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Taskmaster Fez: Avadim (we were slaves), The Story of Joe
2016
Digital imagery, felt, silk, mixed media
50 1/2" H, Fez 16" H x 18" diameter
Touring in Tradition Interpreted exhibition through 2024
F-ezra: Made a Woman
2014
Digital collage, felt, silk, mixed media
55 1/2" H x 13" diameter,
Touring in Tradition Interpreted exhibition through 2024