My concept for this project began with the poem "Woman Work" by one of my favorite poets, Maya Angelou. http://www.blogger.com/www.poemhunter.com/poem/woman-work/ I created a book to look like a busy woman's planner, with the front cover opening to show a lavender, lined pad inside the cover with a to-do list with accompanying line drawings for the first section of the poem. In the middle section of the planner there are pictures like a photo album that a mother might carry with pictures of her children, but here there are pictures of her dreams of being carried away to rest, by the forces of nature. In the last section, there is a closed envelope with a woman's secret treasures inside. It opens to reveal them in a hanging accordian format. The whole book stays closed with velcro to keep everything safe inside, each to it's separate compartment, much like a woman's responsibilties are separated in real life.
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