36”x 36”x2.375” Oil on Canvas (2026).

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This painting boldly reimagines the iconic Cabbage Patch doll as an emblem of adult female sexual autonomy. The physical doll featured in this painting was created in 1982, she is 44 years old. Reclining on her back in bed, legs playfully raised and underwear visible, the doll’s familiar smile transforms into a gesture of self-assurance. She is not a child, but a symbol of a grown woman who is unapologetically in control of her desires.

The Cabbage Patch doll’s original function was a tool for the maternal conditioning young girls. Historically, these dolls came packaged with adoption papers and birth certificates, turning young girls into 'mommies' through innocent play and imagination. The painting challenges that narrative: the figure embodies pleasure as a source of strength without guilt and vulnerability.

The visual juxtaposition is intentionally provocative. The innocent, nostalgic aesthetic of the mass-produced doll in an uninhibited, mature pose. This challenges viewers to question ingrained cultural scripts about femininity, sexuality, and the roles women are expected to embody. Here, the doll’s body is not an object for others to care for or consume, but a symbol of personal autonomy, agency, and contentment.

The painting asks us to reflect on the ways society teaches girls to internalize self-sacrifice and maternal duty from an early age. It invites a new narrative in which women define their pleasure and value on their own terms in the same way men are encouraged to do.