My Heart is the Tempest by Sacha Rosel
Inspired by Shakespeare’s The Tempest and including direct citations from the play, My Heart is The Tempest is a dark reimagining of witch Sycorax, here portrayed as a 12-year old olive-skinned, black-haired human girl trapped in a land of cruel insect-like creatures loathing everything deviating from their personal truth and deemed a threat to their infallible world ̶ including her. After unconsciously awakening her...
We Are Bonded By Women’s Long History
Dear Creative Woman, It is important to understand that women’s culture is never a subculture. It would hardly be appropriate to define half of humanity as a subculture. “The Creation of Patriarchy” by Gerda Lerner _________________________________________________________ This eye is not for weeping its vision must be unblurred though tears are on my face its intent is clarity ...
Dance With Me by Kate Register
“Dance With Me” by Kate Register What does my art mean to me: It means freedom. An expression of the soul that keeps me growing and in awe of this magical life. Kate Register’s Artist Statement: Dancing represents the moment we let go of our mind and feel our way intuitively with the music. No words and no rules. We are connected with each other and we are connected to nature; as soon as we...
“Pu Yi, The Last Manchu” by Guliz Mutlu
“Pu Yi, The Last Manchu” by Guliz Mutlu What is my deepest need: One day, I will draw the shape of a heart. Guliz Mutlu’s Artist Statement: “…so happy that all the flowers in my heart burst into full blossom.” Pu Yi, The Last Manchu: The Autobiography of Henry Pu Yi, Last Emperor of China My artwork is my photography on the Importance of World Peace. Because one of the...
Letter to AROHO Sisters
Dear AROHO Sisters Some years ago, we wrote that AROHO was a Beacon, a Map, and a Destination. This has come to be. Despite the unthinkable becoming reality year after year, AROHO has remained a source of hope, a path through the forest, and a homecoming for an ever-expanding circle of women. Even more remarkable, this has come to be with an investment of resources (human, spiritual, and monetary) that is sustainable. We find...
Together, Our Life Our Art
My dear women artists. Here together, we’re generating the faith and the hope that by being together we can help one another make the writing life easier, make the writing life joyous. I remember as a girl – I think I was about eight years old – when I said “Oh, the writer’s life is for me.” And then, not too many years after that, “Oh, why did I want that?” . . . Do we have to make a choice between life and art? ...
Acts of Bravery by Lois Bradley
“Acts of Bravery, Day 1 & 3” by Lois Bradley It would be easier to allow the current to take me swirling, bobbing about in half-lidded repose. But that is not where my artwork happens. Artwork that means something is not created in a languorous vaccum, but when my mind is tense. Alert. Engaged. Open. ____________________ Share your response to this work, in any form, here Lois Bradley...
Orlando is the Story of a Writer by Maxine Hong Kingston
“ORLANDO IS THE STORY OF A WRITER” BY MAXINE HONG KINGSTON Tuesday, August 11, 2019 (audio file 150811a – 25 m 51s) Transcribed by Tobi Harper Introduction, Kate Gale, Ph.D.: Now that we’re all fully awake, it is my privilege to introduce Maxine Hong Kingston. The work of a great work is that – after you’ve experienced it – you cannot imagine your life without it. Think about your life without...
A question from Maxine Hong Kingston
A question from Maxine Hong Kingston Q: Do we have to make a choice between life and art?*Responses will be curated and may be shared with permission.Permission* Yes, I give my permission Show Full AgreementBy submitting your response, you are granting AROHO permission for possible publication – in whole or excerpts – in digital Waves and Waves archives, which may also be shared on our website and social platform.Name* First Last...
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