Author Description

This book "is a pillow picture book that I created to show my adolescent niece something of the compelling fierceness of her ancestresses. Beginning with the cover image, a composite of the ideal woman (as if she were composed of classic beauty metaphors), each ancestress will be introduced through photographs of her artefacts. Pictures will be explained, such as those showing a Christmas card from the Year of the Mice, and the Guinea Pig From Outer Space. The book investigates marginalized women who used metaphor to create parallel worlds in which they might have standing" -- from letter from the artist.