Blood Sugar Launch Party
A period party to provoke conversations on menstrual experiences, practice menstrual care as a community, and eat cake!
An excerpt from my presentation at E11VEN: “Blood Sugar held its inaugural Launch Party, in an effort to create and disseminate a period party recipe that partygoers and viewers alike can steal, adjust, and tailor to their taste!
The party’s agenda included three cake tastings. The Seed: Reflecting on Early Menstrual Experiences, The Flower: Reflecting on Menstruation as an Adult, and The Fruit: Reflecting on Menopause & Relationships with Elder Menstruators. The physical design transformed the idea of traditional menstrual-related aesthetics. Using cake-stained bed sheets, clotty-looking jam, and cut fruits and melted red candles to remind of the physical experience of menstruation.
Creating richer and more nuanced documentation of menstrual experiences can help shift the mental models and words we associate with menstruation on a regular basis. And in turn, incorporate a new ritual into our everyday lives.”
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