My Tummy Hurts

This Ana Inciardi mini print centers on a restaurant guest check slip, rendered in soft pink and blue tones against a cream background. The check itself is filled with the handwritten phrase "MY TUMMY HURTS" in chunky pink lettering that dominates the lined slip. " The guest check is a fixture of American diner culture, a humble paper slip that has served as both a record of meals ordered and an informal notepad for generations of restaurant workers and patrons alike.

Its presence here shifts the object from functional to emotional, using the format of an itemized bill to log a single, very human complaint. Collectors are drawn to this print because Inciardi consistently takes recognizable, throwaway objects and loads them with feeling through minimal means. The humor is dry and the execution deliberate, and that combination runs throughout her catalog.

The use of a food-adjacent object places this piece among her food prints, where everyday consumption becomes the lens for something more personal. It pairs naturally with her other food prints, particularly those that use familiar objects to carry an offhand emotional punch. For collectors building a cohesive grouping of her work, this print anchors a cluster around domesticity, appetite, and the small indignities of having a body.