#6

here's the latest subtext "minutes"(not so timely tho-)
notes and thoughts inspired by our January discussion in honor of Mary Daly.

Next subtext in March? some idication of the discussion below.
*Open call to new tour guide to our studies...*

Subtext #6
1/28/10

Alyssa, Robyn, Kath, Monica, Kathy, Christine, Anna

Discussion about Mary Daly.
Monica spoke for a bit about Mary Daly
Kath read a segment from GynEcology
Mother church
Mother country
But it doesn’t hold what we are
Daly as theologan
Church as patriarchy
From the father
Language, deconstructing the language
New church, sphia, shekinah
Power play, didn’t miss it, authoritatively squashed it
Making meaning
Labris, abalisk-womyn’s sword
Since 1980 women outnumber men in colleges and universities
Transgendered
Sex changes how you are respected and compensated

Ideas for the Next session

Mary Daly (ch5), Audre Lorde’s > response, Mary Daly’s (Amazon Grace) response

and...
more...

Burka Discussion
Dgender terrorism
Power of woman to distract man
Power of man to cover women

Culture class (fez) choice
What would Mary daly do?

Web of life, connections, internet
Change was not won through conflict but through the web
Raine Eisler, fem symbols of power
Law of reciprocity vs. self sacrifice

Mother Child
Mother daughter- friends
Mother son-?
Respect for elders

#5

The next subtext meeting will be 1/28. Most likely at Anna's House.
We have no directive as yet but I would propose reading Mary Daly as she passed away Monday.
washington post article


#5
12/17/09

The last meeting was a cozy pre-holiday gathering.
Robin, Rebecca, Anna, Kassie were present.
We discussed our work and our influences.

Robin:

Elizabeth Murray
Lynda Benglis
Joyce Kozloff
Howardina Pindell
Marimeko
Pattern (Miriam Scapiro)
Craft, Fine Arts
Cellular/Science
Small, intimate, commanding

Sneak up of size (small) instead of the cultural inclination to screaming it large
Small like a thimble

Rebecca:

Pattern, representational
Women’s work
The urge to show and compete
The desire to paint for ones self
Community
Low cost of living
Doing the right thing

-Ben Shahn
Max Beckman
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amrita_Sher-Gil

Transparency
Demographics

Material reuse
Digging for the history, find what you need tofind
Uncoiver the hersory (but is it up to us?)

Kas:
Barbara Hepworth
Louise Bourgeois

Harriet Hosner


Anna:
http://sarahwilson.wordpress.com/2008/12/08/blood-and-beauty-and-controversy-significant-form/

http://cubeme.com/blog/2007/09/28/cal-lane/

http://www.callane.com/works.html#

http://www.ronapondick.com/home.html

http://www.ronapondick.com/home.html

http://www.gregkucera.com/_images/dill/dill_head_dieudonne.jpg