NEW LIMITED EDITION COLLECTION:
Women, Reimagined
Reopening the archive of 19th-century women who disrupted the record
About
Women, Reimagined is a contemporary watercolor portrait series that reexamines 19th-century women who were disrupters and whose images survive, but stories were often minimized or erased. Drawing from portraits, early photographs, and mugshots—records meant to classify or control—the series reclaims these women’s stories.
Using Elizabeth’s signature watercolor and contemporary abstraction, the work breaks the authority of archival images: color interrupts restraint, edges dissolve, and forms fracture and reassemble. The women are no longer fixed in the moment they were captured; they are allowed motion, emotion, and psychological depth.
Women, Reimagined is not about nostalgia or reverence for history—it asks what was unseen, restoring complexity to lives once flattened by record-keeping or societal expectations. These are women brought back to life on their own terms: agents of resilience, defiance, and survival, fully present in the 21st century.
This limited edition collection is only available as:
25 hand-signed, numbered, limited-edition archival prints
24x18 inch wall size on 100% cotton Hahnemühle Photo Rag 308 gsm acid-free and lignin-free watercolor paper
Designed to last 100+ years with proper care and complies with ISO 9706, an archival standard museum quality for highest age resistance
Includes signed and embossed certificate of authenticity
Once sold out, the edition will never be reprinted
Abstract Extractions
The companion collection, Abstract Extractions, was created by isolating and reworking fragments from the painted backgrounds of the Women Reimagined portraits. Sections of color and movement are cropped, mirrored, and expanded into new compositions, allowing symbolic details and hidden imagery to surface outside of the original figure. Each piece stands as a continuation of the narrative — a reimagined environment drawn directly from the source painting.
These works are open-edition (unlimited) available as:
14x11 inch giclee or
24x18 inch archival watercolor paper
Learn their stories — and become one of the collectors who carries them forward.
Frequently Asked Questions
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The collection centers on women from the 19th and early 20th centuries whose images remain, but whose lives were often minimized, distorted, or controlled by historical record-keeping. They include journalists, activists, artists, healers, performers, and women judged or punished for living outside accepted norms.
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Their stories reflect ongoing tensions around visibility, credibility, and power—who is believed, who is watched, and whose voices are dismissed. Reconsidering these women now connects historical judgment to contemporary conversations about autonomy and representation.
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Each piece begins with a broad research and historical photograph, portrait, or document—often created to classify, contain, or control rather than honor. These sources provide a starting structure, not a complete truth. The paintings intentionally disrupt the authority of the archive to ask what was left unseen.
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Watercolor allows for softness, movement, and dissolution—countering the rigidity of historical documentation. The use of 100% cotton, archival watercolor paper ensures long-term stability while referencing the fragility and permanence of the records that first captured these women.
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Each painting in the collection was created as an original, hand-painted work. The limited edition prints are high-quality reproductions of the original artwork by Elizabeth, produced on archival, textured watercolor paper chosen to closely mirror the surface, depth, and character of the original work.
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Framing with a mat and UV-protective glass is strongly recommended to protect the work from light, humidity, and environmental exposure. Proper framing preserves both the artwork’s materials and its visual integrity over time.
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Collectors receive a signed and embossed certificate of authenticity and a care guide outlining recommended framing, display, and storage practices. Each work is also accompanied by contextual information about the subject and the series.
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Women, Reimagined is a cohesive body of work with intentionally selected subjects. While commissions may be available separately, works within this series are not replicated or altered once completed. Have an idea for a woman for me to add to the collection? Share your idea with me here!