Yesterday was the Fourth of July and after the noise and smoke of the fireworks have subsided, I got to thinking.  We all know the story of Paul Revere and his heroic feat, but how many of us know the equally compelling tale of Sybil Ludington?  Not only did she ride out into the dark of night to warn of the British arrival, but she did it by herself and she was only 16 years old!  Yet it is not uncommon for incredible feats by woman to to be ignored.  Hence, the creation of Her-Story.

Judy Chicago embraced this theme when she created The Dinner Party in 1979.  Presented as an installation, she created ceramic place settings to honor the forgotten women of history.  I too have used installation of painting and music depicting women who have made contributions to humanity but have not been acknowledged as have their male counterparts.  In this way, my work is open ended--new and incredible women keep appearing on the tapestry of human achievement and others become discovered who have not been recognized in the past. 

My goal is the hold yet another presentation of Her-Story with my hero in key position--Ruth Bader Ginsburg.  For now, the group I have presented in the previous installation are featured in this website.   They include: Sojourner Truth, an abolitionist who escaped slavery with her daughter to advocate for women’s rights, Harriet Tubman, who led the Underground Railroad, Virginia Hall and Marlene Dietrich, who worked for the Allies in WWII, Viola Gregg Liuzzo, who worked as a Civil Rights advocate, philosopher and Black rights advocate, Angela Davis, and the first U.S. woman astronaut Sally Ride.

Proceeds from the sale of these paintings will benefit Planned Parenthood.

The Fall semester has wrapped up at the Northern Marianas College. Here are some highlights of an "ecoart" installation the sculpture students did in the A building. Better pictures of these and a blog highlighting the painting students coming soon!