Posts Tagged ‘women in art’

Another milestone

December 12, 2024 @ 10:06 am | Filed under:
Picture of Jaune Quick-to-See Smith's painting Tribal Map (2000-2001) at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., in 2022. A painting of a map of the United States, with the states outlined and each state a different color. Some of the paint has dripped from the states and is covering other portions of the work. Labels are attached to the map noting major Native American tribes and civilizations and where they lived.

Picture of Jaune Quick-to-See Smith’s painting Tribal Map (2000-2001) at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., in 2022. Source: Wikipedia. Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.

Rilla finished her first college class yesterday. A 200-level Women in Art course, which, yes, was rather a dive into the deep end. She turned in her final paper and we celebrated with Jamaican takeout. She worked so hard & has done very well in the class—and as her study partner, gosh I learned a lot!

She (we!) encountered the work of so many artists we hadn’t met before: Carrie Mae Weems, Mariko Mori, Emily Counts, Rosa Bonheur, Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, Pablita Velarde, and Edmonia Lewis to name a few.

This homeschooling gig remains my best education ever. So grateful for the ongoing adventure.