Wk. 9, Book 9: The Women's Series Part I

On March 2nd I met 24 delightful fifth grade ladies at the Robert W. Coleman elementary school here in Baltimore. And for a sweet period of time, we created little accordion books of poetry and short-short stories about being queens. We made crowns, too, to celebrate ourselves. 

Actually, they created; I facilitated the experience and made my book later, at home, while still awash with all that love and youthful joy. The folded size is 4 1/4" x 2 7/8" and when opened it's 4 1/4" x 11" with 8 front/back panels. I used the same papers, feathers, appliques, and "jewels" as the girls, plus some additional deco papers and photos of  to make this accordion pop-up book. 

This is the first in a series of books to be made in observance of Women's History Month. What better way to begin than with a group of queens making herstories out of the substance of their young, precious lives. What a keepsake!