Small Works Continued

  Being assigned mediums that I'm not used to making work with really pushed me to take a chance and continue experimenting without a complete sense of direction. I began working with my new materials immediately in class and was able to (almost) complete one of the pieces (the abstract one). I wanted to continue research and make these pieces more "me". So I did some research on the history of women in my country (Vietnam). During the research, I found out that Vietnam was once a matriarchal society until new leaderships took over and a new patriarchal society was introduced. These pieces depict observations of gender roles in my country and the perseverance and grace of the Vietnamese woman.