Mr. F and I have known each other a long time.  We were friends from way back before we became Mr. & Mrs.  Long enough and well enough to know each other’s exes.  We often speculate on what our lives had we stayed with our former loves ( and thankful each day things turned out the way they did!! ).  In her Men I Have Known series, New York artist Juliet Martin crafts woven textile sculptures, each representing a different lover.

In these colorful, playful phalluses ( I didn’t immediately see the phallic quality to some, but then I can be pretty naive like that.. ), the artist, according to her website, is satirizing the idea of man as conqueror and possessor of sexual power.  Instead, she’s creating her own “trophies”, bedpost notches, if you will.  At first glance, the viewer would have no idea the meaning behind these pieces but the mystery is half the fun, yes? 😉

To see more of Juliet Martin‘s work, please visit her website.

All images via the artist’s website.