One of the most frequent questions people ask me as a new mother is, "Are you breast feeding?" With many people, after I answer their question, there is an awkward silence where I get the sense that they don't really know why they asked and they don't really know what that question is supposed to lead to. Breast milk has always been a little gross to me. It's very sticky, warm, and strange in my opinion, but it has been proven to be the most nutritious for newborns and infants. Breast feeding is a natural body function, but it took me a while to feel comfortable and confident while breast feeding.

  As my confidence has grown and as I have seen various women, including celebrities, challenging what is socially acceptable with regards to breast feeding, I became more curious about how far people would be willing to go to show acceptance and support for breast feeding mothers rather than alienation. I wanted to test the limits with this piece by inviting my viewers to partake of my breast milk. I baked chocolate chip cookies, doughnut holes, cupcakes, brownies, and caramel covered popcorn and I used my own breast milk as a substitute for any milk or butter that the recipes called for. In the center, a sign reads "Please feel free to try anything! All are made using breast milk!" This piece forces people to choose whether they are comfortable with consuming human bodily fluid, which can actually be more nutritious for you than cow's milk and has been used to aide the digestive system during chemotherapy for cancer patients. The quantity of breast milk used is actually very small, but the mental dilemma is meant to cause the viewers to really stop and think about the rawness and purity of breast milk and make a choice whether to consume or not to consume.