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Swimmin' with Women

Project type

Collaborative Illustration

Role

Co-illustrator, Concept Development, Composition & Detailing

Artists

Bailey Bourgeois & Courtlyn Kaiser

Medium

Ink on paper

Location

Lafayette, LA

Date

April 2021

Swimmin’ with Women is a collaborative exploration of the fluidity, fragmentation, and mystique of femininity through a surrealist lens. Created during a period of introspection, this piece merges anatomical forms, sea creatures, and distorted faces into a dreamlike tangle that feels both intimate and alien.

Water becomes a metaphor for the subconscious—its depths teeming with archetypes, memories, and emotional residue. Each woman in the composition is part of a larger, undulating ecosystem: seductive, strange, vulnerable, and powerful. The figures overlap and morph, challenging traditional representations of the female body and identity. Some are bold and unapologetic; others dissolve into shadowy currents.

Using ink, we allowed the composition to unfold organically, like drifting through a hallucination. Swimmin’ with Women is not just a swim—it’s a submersion into the many selves we carry, the myths we embody, and the creatures we become when no one is watching.

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