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Risk and your generous feminism.

Good Morning. I cannot tell you how I appreciated your allowing alums to listen to your class. The most appropriate way I can thank you for your gift is taking public risk in response. I did not know how to post images, so this may be "last week". Regardless…

Here is an image so you can eyeball me.

Before our reading an listening to your class, here was my view of teacher/education. It is very positive- reaching for the future- but… definitely one sided. I love the form, but it is a traditional model of teacher/student.

During my readings provided, your current papers and especially listening to your class discussion, I needed to risk and share with you in my metal voice.

I created a much more complex idea of leadership, feminism and education- like we have been exploring

Who is the “teacher”? She can switch. She leads from among as Anne does in this course.

Some of you were discussing trepidation. The left woman is stumbling with head bowed in fear or sadness, but…

We cannot let go!. All women are joined ( hold hands) .

The sculpture ( and we ) are one piece.

The center woman is attending to our fears while the third strides off in her own direction

But…

We are all one. We cannot let go. It is physically impossible.

This started out to be a sculpture of this class with undergrads, teacher, and alums ( one woman has droopier boobs) but….

It became ….

My Cixous unconscious.

All the figures are nude. We start with our bodies.

All are vulnerable. I am in turn each woman.

I cannot let go.

Thank you, again, for your generous feminism which gave me the courage to risk.

Gail

www.chavenellestudio.com

A special thanks to Ann Dixon for her help in this posting.