i shock myself::Rebellious, radical, and romantic, beatrice wood was determined to be an artist i shock myself

i shock myself::Rebellious, radical, and romantic, beatrice wood was determined to be an artist.
Her promising youth was followed by a disasterous marriage, financial woes and a debilitating physical affliction.
But in 1933, at the age of 40, she discovered the passion that would change her life: pottery.
We are given rare glimpses into the lives of friends and acquaintances such as duchamp, roche, constantin brancusi, isadora duncan, edna st.
Vincent, anais nin, and many others.
The number of key cultural figures wood befriends and brushes up against are legion; she recalls the early years with theosophist anne besant and the young sage nytyananda krishnamurti.
Above all, it was the mystery of love, sex, and romance that intrigued beatrice wood and fired the imagination of both her life and art.
I shock myself reflects the charm, magic, and rare spirit of a woman who defied propriety, as well as time, to become a true national treasure.