Genesis

by Jood Gough

Thanks so much for sending across this poem, Jood! I loved your explanation during the session, of how you went about choosing the artwork from the Women, Power, and Protest exhibition: the pieces by Dickson exploring her pregnancy are etchings, a very physical, rough craftsmanship process, and something that stands at an interesting opposition to 'soft' processes that one might stereotypically associate with pregnancy and womanhood, such as textiles. The resulting poem is both tender and visceral, and your use of the page is adeptly done. 

As always, if you would like to share your pieces created from the session's activities, do email them to me at nellie.cole@sky.com.