womens beyond border logo

BOXES beyond borders

Mom, Me, and the Pink Dancers

Karen McDonald
USA - California 2004

This work has to do with the cycle of life and where I am in that cycle now. It is a combination of fears–past and present, traumatic experiences—past and present, hopes, dreams, pain and frustration that continue, that I am more or less resigned to endure. It is to honor my mother and her teaching and love for me, my love for her and what each generation of women pass to one another.

The pink dancers were an image I formed from an interview I heard on public radio with young women activists who dress in pink and perform on the sidewalk of urban centers to attract people to engage them in discussions pertaining to social and political issues of the progressive left. I yearned and regretted for a moment that I was not there, was not a pink dancer. But soon saw that they were the next phase, and was glad just that they were there. Yes! to them.

War is still bad, starving children are still bad, and women still have to keep working to stop these things from happening. There is a lot of pain we must carry with us.

My own children (17yrs old & 21yrs old) saw this piece being made. The red stuffing, I told my questioning son, represented blood and tissue. However, it was not bad. Blood is everywhere when you are born. It is a good thing. Blood is life.

Such a small piece, so much to say. Very personal.

best microsoft windows 10 home license key key windows 10 professional key windows 11 key windows 10 activate windows 10 windows 10 pro product key AI trading Best automated trading strategies Algorithmic Trading Protocol change crypto crypto swap exchange crypto mcafee anti-virus norton antivirus Nest Camera Best Wireless Home Security Systems norton antivirus Cloud file storage Online data storage