Wk. 4, Book 4: Girls, Women, Ladies & Queens
This week's book is inspired by the Women's March of January 21, when a record number (est. @ 5 million) of women gathered around the world in protest of that which threatens to destroy our rights, our dignity, our planet, and the greater good of all peoples.
I am reminded of the power I hold in my DNA as an African descendant woman. I am a descendant of angles and queens, the manifest vision of the 13 grandmothers of humanity.
The book began with a 7 1/4" x 15 1/2" heavy glossy paper taken from a large magazine and folded in half, lengthwise, and then quarter-folded, which gave me 16 panels. I cut the middle fold along the lengthwise seam down to the last two panels and accordion folded the panels so that the center panel sticks out.
Finally, I used heavy weight poster boards for the covers, and to each of the 14 panels I added photos from an old calendar featuring women of Africa taken by photographers Carol Beckwith and Angela Lewis. The finished, folded size of the book is 3 3/4" x 4".
This book may be in my upcoming show, although it won't be for sale. I'm using it as a rich jewel for inspiration. I'm also inspired by the Stand Up/Stand N Rock official created by Hip Hop Caucus, Taboo, members of Black Eyed Peas, and other hip hop artists "in support of the Standing Rock Reservation and the Sioux Tribe, as they lead a peaceful, powerful, and diverse movement to stop the Dakota Access Pipeline." Check it out.
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