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Frontiers, 2001 by Gray, Carol V
The images here show the constant activity of women working on the land. These selections are part of a larger exhibition, No Time for Idle Hands: Plains and Prairie Women of the i8oos, which I created to remind us of all the women who lived and worked on the plains. Many of the women represented here were up early to milk the cow, then back inside to make the daily bread, then out to wash the clothes and gather the wheat. Mending was a constant chore because resources were so scarce, and butter churning was vital because it often brought in the only cash to the household. Indian, European, African, Asian, and Hispanic-all who migrated or were native to the plains and prairies performed analogous tasks, whether it was beading and quilling or quilting and mending.
The subject of hands was chosen to bring into focus the contributions and sacrifices such women made. The exquisite detail of the images reveals the strength and sensitivity of the woman. Universally symbolic of our human identity, hands can tell us much about a person and her labors.
CAROL V. GRAY began her art education with private lessons at age thirteen and continued to take classes throughout her graduate work and career in educational psychology. She worked in several media while attending art classes at the Moore Art Institute in Philadelphia, Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois, the Minneapolis School of Art & Design, and the University of Minnesota. In 1987 she turned her attention exclusively to watercolor and studied with nationally recognized artists. The medium of pencil was added to her repertoire in 1994. Gray has received awards at national and regional juried shows.
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