FEMININE HISTORY

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‘Sem Mometv

Andrea Day

'Sem mometv" is a Mvskoke (Muscogee Creek) verb meaning "to imagine". A still life of ideas, A. Day original flower designs, emerging and materializing from the daily cup of kafe (coffee). A. Day's Work embodies cultural and language preservation through fine art. This A. Day original includes an elegant ornate wood frame with a warm antique gold finish.

Heroina

Joe Cox

I greatly enjoyed working on this piece. The canvas was created by weaving raw canvas onto a loom. I decided to use a loom because throughout history looms have  represented the domestic character of women world wide. Her hair is left as raw canvas to represent the many duties which women have performed throughout history as providers, caretakers, nurses, and other nourishing roles. She looks to the sky with reassurance and determination.

Married Women’s Property Act 1870

Lena Spencer

Inspired by the UK's Married Women’s Property Act 1870, deciding that women could own property independently from their husband for the first time.

The Face That Launched 1,000 Ships

Kris Newlin

Superstitious sailors believed that wooden figureheads of women on the front of their ships would calm stormy seas, yet they wouldn't let an actual woman aboard because they deemed it unlucky.  They even referred to their ships as "she".  Men have always known women to be powerful, yet not always granted or respected that power. 

Floral Femme

Molly Love

This piece means so much to me. This is because it shows parts of a woman's body that she is told to be ashamed of, and rather than hiding our body parts, this piece embraces how beautiful the female body is by showing said body with plants and vines. The plants symbolize the growth of women in society.