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"In keeping with this week&amp;#039;s obsession, how fitting to write an article about human blood, the only kind vampires covet, used for art?&amp;#160;Although vampires tend to go with blood from the neck, this is menstrual art. Most women hate their periods, unless they&amp;#8217;re worried about being pregnant and actually look forward to a visit from Auntie Flo, but others either hate or love it, to the point of creating menstrual art with their own period blood. The artist captures her blood using a menstrual cup, or moon cup.&amp;#160;To help seal-in the color, the blood is mixed with acrylic or another substance.  Painting with menstrual blood is a form of self-expression and is often considered taboo -- and that is one reason people choose to embrace menstrual art.&amp;#160;It&amp;#8217;s a way of saying, &amp;quot;This is my body. This is my right.&amp;#160;Menstruation is natural and it&amp;#039;s okay to capture it in art form.&amp;quot;     Depending on the artist, you may find menstrual art that expresses a love for fertility, or sadness due to lack thereof, comedic relief, or even disdain for their unwelcome once a month visitor. The gems of menstrual art in the gallery, from polished to amateur, were found in Live Journal&amp;#8217;s Blood Art Forum.&amp;#160;Therefore, user names will be used for the photo credits in the order of photos shown. 1) Queen Nzinga 2) Blutee 3) Freespirit Me 4) Pink Porcupette 5,6) Rivermilk  7,8) Browneyedlayne"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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