Everyone Participates​, is a very abstract interpretation of the history and current state of the criminalization of sex work. The reds that have been violently painted on the back of the pane of glass represent a few things. The color represents anger, lust, violence, and energy. The way I painted the red onto the glass represents the violence which sex workers have been treated with for centuries and our constant battle to be treated humanely. The blueish white paint on the front of the glass represents the way people who fight against sex work being decriminalized tend to have religious intent in regards to morality. Lots of the red can be seen through the front to imagine our voices finally being not only heard, but listened to. The reason why I painted on the glass was to illustrate the barrier often felt between sex workers and the rest of the public. I chose the wrinkled white sheet as a background to honor the original for of sex work that is to this day the most misunderstood and alienated form. By making a painting that is visually pleasing, I’m reimagining the issue as an approachable one.