"I hope that this series of goddesses, rebels and activists communicates some of that resilient, uncanny spirit and perhaps connects the viewer with feminine powers within themselves."🌔 'The High Priestess' (2021) Collage and ink. @georginacoburn2

In Issue 03, we feature @amyhale93 fascinating essay on Ithell Colquhoun's occult feminism. Hale writes that Colquhoun realizes a variety of vulvic natural forms in sketches and paintings, such as her painting 'Tree Anatomy'. Image: 'Tree Anatomy' (1942)

"Colquhoun suggests women have thirteen points on their body where they could receive the flow of divine energy, as opposed to twelve on the male ... proof that women are 'more highly evolved and more specialized'" Image: 'Portrait of Ithell Colquhoun' (1949)

*2023. Can you tell we need a rest? 👁️🖤

parallèles surréalistes, ou le (non)portrait ; « Small Portrait » (1950) - Kay Sage // « La Mandragore » (1953) - Bona

Can you spot The Debutante issue 03 in this month's SNACK Find us elsewhere – currently inactive here? 👁️

With the start of a new year comes new beginnings and a wealth of possibilities. We are looking forward to an exciting year ahead 💫 artwork: Patricia Paludanus, Possibility, 2020 featured in Issue 03: Feminist-Surrealist Alchemy

Patricia Paludanus' pencil works transport us through magical portals into surrealist realms to draw us back to an early magical seeing when our eyes were brand new. patriciapaludanus.com Lost in Translation, 2022 Old Timber to New Fires, 2022 Alchemy, 2019 Projection, 2022

We are pleased to share the CFP for the first issue for the International Journal of Surrealism (IJS): No. 1, Vol 1: The “Problem of Woman” in Surrealism Essays submitted to [email protected]. DEADLINE: 31 Jan 2023

For Issue 03, Charlotte Eytan interviews artist Sophie von Hellermann about her etherial paintings, or as the artist describes them, "projections", which she views as physical matte, energy pulsating between something & nothing. artwork: Sophie von Hellermann, Dark Disco (2018)

Sophie von Hellermann's paintings are characterised by their large scale, eery and ephemeral quality. "Sophie von Hellermann's paintings are underpinned by the inner workings of her subconscious." — Charlotte Eytan 1) Dawn, 2018 2) Light Disco, 2018

✨ New on the feminist-surrealist blog: an exclusive interview with artist Melissa Meier ✨ In conversation with writer Mirela Dialeti, Melissa sheds light on her evocative found object sculptures. Click the link below to read the full feature. thedebutante.online/post/a-lot-of-…

🪞 New on the feminist-surrealist blog, Tasmin Petrie reflects on Grete Stern's seminal photomontage series Sueños (Dreams), currently on view in Museo Carmen Thyssen 🪞 Click below to read more about dreams, the subconscious and feminine desire: thedebutante.online/post/dreams-as…

✨ Sunday 23rd July 7pm (BST) ✨ Join us for an evening of feminist-surrealist alchemical exploration & insight in collaboration with Morbid Anatomy and Issue 03 contributors. Tickets here: morbidanatomy.org/events-tickets…