Below is a picture of my creative assignment, which I will also bring to class on Wednesday:

Process Notes:

Inspired by the Bread and Puppet Theatre’s “40 How-Tos,” I wrote three how-tos on womanhood. I admit that mine ended up being more directly “instructional” than those of the Bread and Puppet Theatre, but I felt that this was necessary for my work’s relationship with social change. While writing and drawing, I kept in mind the afterword to “40 How-Tos.” I hope that I was able to make a statement in this short piece of work. The form of the manual was one that I wouldn’t have thought to use to tackle the issue of gender equality or social issues in general, but I liked how the format allowed me to represent the idea that society is constantly “instructing” women on how to look and act. I also enjoyed drawing illustrations to go with the words, and I’d be curious to hear from others what they added to and/or subtracted from my message.