This artist is depicting women's struggles on an unusual canvas: menstrual pads St. John's-based Nasim Makaremi is bringing her big designs to a small, and very personal, medium: maxi pads. Inspired by designs often executed with a loom, she uses her art to tell stories: "I have an obsession with women's issues and their feelings." Social Sharing CBC News · Posted: Mar 07, 2021 10:00 AM NT | Last Updated: March 7 Iranian artist Nasim Makaremi moved to St. John's in October, and has been embroidering intricate designs and patterns onto sanitary pads.(Submitted by Nasim Makaremi) A St. John's artist originally from Iran is bringing her big designs to a small — and highly personal — canvas, designing intricate patterns on women's menstrual pads.