Creatress: A Woman's Hand

<p>Using stylized and abstracted sculptural interpretations of She—Great Mother, Mother Nature, Earth Goddess, Creatress, Gaia, female sexuality, and the feminine aspects of nature; a wide range of differing chemicals and temperatures for the development of various clay bodies; and a vivid color palette to reflect ideas, feelings, and moods, I present a story of woman as metaphor for Earth and nature, an immense organic, ecological, and conscious whole. Incorporating found objects (natural and manmade) and fibers (organic and synthetic) with my clay imagery, I offer an awareness of the roles ofwomen from around the world in the spiritual and psychological development of cultures and the impact of those roles on our global society. From a scientific and ecological perspective as well as from an inner, spiritual perspective, I present an often neglected story that spans 30,000 years.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Fine Arts

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis (open access)

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Betty Foy Sanders Department of Art

Year dc:date.available

2004

Author dc:creator

• Gibbs, Susan Isherwood

Contributors dc:contributor

• Christina Lemon
• Thomas P. Steadman

• ETD
• Women in art
• Feminist art
• Story of women
• Clay imagery
• Art and Design
• Art Practice
• Fine Arts

Repository record dc:identifier

https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/etd_legacy/1073

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu:etd_legacy-1743