“Aquabration” is a neologism created from two words. “Aqua” refers to both the color and water, which symbolizes a trinity of functions: creation, baptism, and death. “Bration”, the second part of the word, comes from celebration and vibration, and suggests the celebration of human achievement and the vibration of thought provoked in the temporal plate of the viewer’s mind.
“Ex Cathedra” is a theological term literally meaning "from the chair" and specifically refers to papal teachings of the Roman Catholic Church. Inspiration for the use of this term comes from the instructional nature of the series of paintings, as well as the strong influence of the Church’s ideology defining traditional gender roles for many centuries and thereby manipulating European art throughout history.
This series of paintings is a pictorial lesson exposing the abuse and subservience of women in our society. Metaphors for the mysteries of the human experience are expressed in an aquatic environment. Entities are revealed by both obvious and ambiguous positioning of the characterizations.
Everyone agonizes over the inequities and injustices of life and the struggle to determine their place in the mold of society. Illustrating inequity and injustice must be done carefully to subtly grasp society's attention without being offensive.