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Planning for the future of the Sound The 11 governing bodies that make up the Howe Sound Community Forum, including Bowen, are committed to co-operation MERIBETH DEEN EDITOR
Howe Sound is a place where watersheds and boundaries converge. Bowen is one of five governing municipalities on Howe Sound. Also governing this region are the Islands Trusts, three regional districts, three forestry districts, First Nations, as well as provincial and federal governments. Elected officials from the communities whose watersheds feed into the Sound have been meeting for a decade to discuss issues of common interest, they come together under the banner of the Howe Sound Community Forum. At their last meeting, the eleven signees (which include municipalities, regional governments and the Squamish Nation) agreed to work together to urge the federal and provincial governments to help build a coordinated strategy for the Sound. At their next meeting, on January 14th, they are hoping to hear what higher levels of government are willing to give to the process. Bowen municipal councillor Wolfgang Duntz will be attending this meeting as a representative of Bowen but also as a trustee from the Islands Trust. “Part of the reason I ran as a trustee with the Islands Trust is because I wanted to change the fact that the organization was so inward looking, so focused on the issues just affecting the specific Gulf Islands,” says Duntz. “And I can tell you that that has changed drastically in the past year as now the region is seeing an avalanche of threats.” The “threats” Duntz points to include shellfish farming, whose impact he says people in the Southern Gulf Islands were relatively naive about five years ago. “After a number of these projects have gone through, people see what it does to the landscape and they don’t like it,” he says. “And they see all the debris and damage that gets left behind when they close down.” Duntz says new proposals for similar projects (including the farming of geoducks, which is entirely new to the region), plus industrial plans that will mean tankers shipping, coal, oil and liquid natural gas will be going through the area have raised the alarm. “Before we make judgements on these things, we need more information,” says Duntz. The islands in Howe Sound face a whole other set of projects proposals that could drastically change the region’s landscape:
Karen Hughes and a few of her “homies” at the end of the school day at BICS. Meribeth Deen photo
School bus driver says “goodbye” MERIBETH DEEN EDITOR
On the last day of school before Christmas, Karen Hughes said goodbye to her ‘homies.’ Her homies are the kids she gets to school and back every day, and when she told them she was leaving some broke down and cried. “Then I cried too, and cried the whole way driving back from the school,” says Hughes. She says she loves the kids and she loves the job, but her circumstances have changed. When she started the job three years ago, a part-time gig with a summer holidays was perfect. Now, the steadier employment and higher pay that goes with driving Bowen’s transit bus is what she needs. She’ll keep driving the school bus two afternoons and one full day a week until a replacement is found, but she’s leaving big shoes to fill. “You need to be a good driver, of course, but also you need to know that when you get that bus full of kids it’s
a whole other story.” Hughes said she learned quickly that, for her at least, threats were not the answer. “I remember one rainy afternoon early-on when the homies were particularly wild. I pulled the bus over to the side of the road, turned around and looked at them and said, ‘Who wants to walk!’ They all shut-up, and calmed down. Then this one little kindergarten getting off the bus at his stop and asked me when he was going to get to walk. I had to explain to him that actually he’s not allowed to walk… when you make a threat, you’ve got to be willing to follow through on it.” Hughes says knowing the kids according to their ages and stages helps, but knowing them all as individuals is even better. “I know if they’ve got siblings and if so who they are. Sometimes I even know if they’ve got cousins around.” continued, PAGE 2
- a large hotel-marina complex in Gibson’s landing - a gravel mine in McNab Creek - the Woodfibre LNG proposal - a massive waterfront re-development in the city of Squamish - the Sea-to-Sky Gondola - a proposed ski resort at Garibaldi -a massive housing development in South Brittania -the addition of 25 percent of Gambier’s lands to active logging (on top of the 15 percent that are already being actively logged) -a run of river power project that will impact three creeks that run into McNab Creek. “We need to make decisions about the region as a whole, moving forward,” says Duntz. “We need to decide what we want to be industrial areas, recreational areas, residential areas, and you don’t just let those things happen by accident.” Geologist and former mayor Bob Turner says that historically, Bowen has had the privilege of being somewhat removed from industry in Howe Sound. “In the 1990s, the big issues in the Sound were pulp-mill pollution, the Brittania mine, and industrial forestry in the back woods. All of those issues were part of an angst about the Howe Sound that was present at that time,” says Turner. continued, PAGE 6
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from PAGE 1 “I try to learn what sets them off, what their likes and dislikes are. Eavesdropping helps. And I know where they all sit, its like a map in my head by now.” Hughes says the High School students are a whole other story. “They’re angels,” she says. “I know there are people working this job in Vancouver who’d tell you horror stories about the high school kids they drive, but not here. In the morning they’re zombies, and in the afternoon, well they just want to get home. But seriously, those kids are so good I’d drive them to Mexico.” Hughes says that once they manage to find someone to fill the driver’s seat at the school bus, she might act as a fill-in driver when necessary. For now, though, the search for a driver continues. Below, is a goodbye letter Karen Hughes sent home with her passengers on December 20th. Merry Christmas Everyone! As many of you already know, on December 1st, I began a new job driving for Bowen Transit. The school bus company hasn’t hired a driver to replace me yet, so a temporary driver has been coming from town and I continued to drive the school bus on my days and afternoons off from my new job. In the New Year, I will leave my job as your School Bus driver with a heavy heart. After driving the school bus for over three years now, it is very important for me to tell you that I have come to love and respect each and every one of you. You are my “Little Homies”! When I first started driving, looking in the big
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rear-view mirror terrified me. I thought of the movie, Pirates of the Caribbean. I was afraid that a smaller version of the main characters had dropped anchor in Snug Cove and had decided to plunder their way around Bowen on my school bus. But since then we have all gotten to know each other quite well haven’t we? You have taught me many things. I now know a lot more about hockey and soccer. And fish and fishing. And the Civil War, which wasn’t very civil. I have learned how to tell the difference between a frog and a toad. AND how to create a habitat using household items for either creature should I decide to keep it (unanimously advised). I have learned some very interesting “re-mixed” versions of old songs, and many silly jokes and hilarious tongue twisters. I know the answer to the question: “What Does the Fox Say?” I can`t begin to name names but I know that you all know who you are; I love knowing I can count on you for anything, from finding and taking forgotten items to the “ lost and found” to finding a missing passenger. And the fountain of information that flows when I ask a simple question is always very helpful. The best part by far has been for me to see that “something special” brewing; the uniqueness in each of you emerge as I have gotten to know you. Please continue to keep your parents and your teachers on their toes. Take care of each other, and above all, please try not to scare the new bus driver, whoever he or she will be. If you ever want to make my day, just come and say hello, or even better, take a ride with me on the Transit Bus. Happy Holidays to you all, my Homies!
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Islander completes epic journey Medical, pension payments up in 2014 MERIBETH DEEN EDITOR
After cycling 12 thousand kilometers, visiting eight countries and Abe Pura prison in West Papua, Jeremy Bally made it home to Bowen just in time for Christmas. His journey began as a student at the University of Victoria, when a friend asked him to help out on a project that involved West Papua. That hooked him into the story of the place and the people, annexed by Indonesia in the 1960s and engaged in rebellion and conflict ever since. It has been called the Palestine of Asia. For Jeremy Bally, it is simply a story of beauty and tragedy. He started campaigning for the cause a year ago when he biked across Canada the first time to raise money to bring a West Papuan lawyer to the University of Victoria. With this second journey, he hoped to raise the profile of the West Papuan people and their struggle. He headed east from Victoria last May. Upon arrival in Montreal, he rode South to Washington DC, with a stop in New York to meet with the West Papuan refugees on whose behalf he was riding. From DC he flew to Dublin, and then travelled - by bike again to London where he met the "famous" Benny Wenda, who escaped
from a West Papuan prison in 2003 and found exile in the UK. In the Netherlands, Bally stayed with the widow and children of Arnold Oridep, the “Bob Marley� of West Papua. “Arnold Oridep travelled through all the tribal villages in West Papua, none of which had contact with the others. He collected their music, and broadcasted it on a nationally airing radio station. This brought people together in their common struggle.� Oridep was imprisoned and killed, his wife fled the country with their children. “The youngest would have been a toddler when they left,� says Bally. “But for the older ones, who now have kids of their own, communicating the idea of home to their kids and the hope that they might get back their is like their mission.� From the Netherlands, Bally flew to New Zealand and then to Brisbane, Australia. On December 1st, he arrived in Melbourne accompanied by a group of fellow cyclists and was greeted by a group of West Papuan refugees.  They offered him a bowl painted with a Bird of Paradise, and used it to wash his feet - a ceremony symbolizing his honorary citizenship as a West Papuan. “Through the whole journey, I was considering whether I should got to West Papua and visit the jail, says Bally, explaining that action could lead to his detention for carrying out political activities. “But I figured, I would never have the chance to have the same impact again, as there was so much momentum built up through the campaign.� So Bally started gathering postcards of support to offer to the prisoners at Abe Pura, and put together a digital video with recordings of West Papuans in exile he’d met on his travels. A team of organizers in West Papua managed to get a bike for Bally, which he rode, ceremoniously, onto the prison grounds. “I met people in that jail who I’d been hearing about for years,� says Bally, “And they all knew about what I was doing. So it was great just to shake their hands, and just to be able to ask them in person how they are. The strange thing was that the prison guards actually wanted to partake in the group photos.� As Bally later learned, many of the guards, who are West Papuan themselves, have mixed loyalties. The absence of the prison warden assured that they could express their loyalties to the inmates, and that all went smoothly during the visit. Here on Bowen, Jeremy Bally is working on his resume, and considering his next adventure - law school, possibly. He says he considers his campaign for West Papua a success, because based on media articles and feedback on social media, several thousand people now are now familiar with the West Papuan story and struggle. Although there are not many West Papuan refugees in Canada, Bally says we have an important role to play in the West Papuan conflict. “Indonesia is Canada’s fourth largest trading partner, we have a very strong dimplomatic relationship with them. Every four years, we have bi-lateral trade talks, and a human-rights dialogue is part of that. We need to bring this issue up and bring it to the forefront, it is that simple.� Jeremy Bally’s campaign was supported financially by Lush Cosmetics, and spiritually, he says, by the people who he’s known his whole life on Bowen Island who have stayed in touch throughout his travels.
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Solutions found in community MERIBETH DEEN EDITOR
In case you missed it, my front page story on January 3rd was basically about the struggles of people driving the ambulance on Bowen to get to their destinations. So, when, on Sunday morning during the coffee-breakfast ritual I saw an ambulance crawl past my house I said out loud, “I wonder if they’re lost?” My husband, being the quick thinking guy that he is suggested I go and ask them. So, in my slippers and pyjamas that’s what I did. Sure enough, the paramedics were lost. I didn’t know the address of the house they were trying to find, but immediately knew the house based on the description of cars in the driveway. Turns out, they were headed to the home of the neighbour-friends who I can’t seem to live without these days, so I hopped in the passenger seat of the ambulance and showed the driver the way. I was curious and nervous about what happened but didn’t want to intrude so just sent a quick text, “I hope everything is okay, keep me posted.” Fortunately, the situation wasn’t life threatening and didn’t cause any major damage, but by helping the ambulance get to the house I ensured that my friend had just a little less time in which she had to lie perfectly still waiting for them. So, by writing the article on the ambulance and then reacting to what I had learned, I made a very small difference in someone’s life. Upon realization of the fact, I imagined some “made on Bowen” ambulance solution, like LIFT. Maybe if everyone knew to talk to ambulance driver’s when they’re driving slow, we could make sure they got places more quickly? That’s just my ridiculous daydream. What is real is the greatness of living in a neighbourhood where you not only know your neighbours but you can also count on them to help you out. The other day, I mentioned to someone about my fear of going home because of the rat in my closet, she said, “Well at least all your neighbours have big dogs!” Which is true, and although my neighbour’s dogs weren’t actually being that helpful, I was glad for the fact.
My husband, who worked an absurdly early shift in the city this week so is spent his nights off-island, was home for a few hours and laid some traps. After he left, and after I put the baby to bed, I heard squealing, crying, banging. It wasn’t my angry baby kicking his crib railing, though, I figured that out pretty quick. I contacted my husband immediately. “I’m listening to a rat die right now,” I said. He wanted me to grab a shovel and deposit the dying/dead rat outside. No way, I said. Come on, you’re a country-girl now, he said. No way, no way. When I said I could hear it writhing he suggested I get a hammer and find some courage with which to make the kill. If I’d have been in a better mood I might have laughed. “You have to,” he said. “You have to do this.” No I don’t have to, I said. I could call my friend/neighbour and get her partner, who is also my friend, to come over and deal with the rat. “You’d do it for her,” I said. “Yes I would,” he said. In the time it took my neighbour to cross the street, the rat freed itself from its trap and wriggled under the door into the hallway. My neighbour entered the house carrying a pitchfork and headed straight for the linen closet where the rat was hiding. He pulled out the ironing board and the rat made a mad dash for the kitchen. I ran out of the house screaming and by some miracle the baby did not wake. Once in the kitchen, the rat slipped under the stove. I regained my composure and took hold of the pitchfork while my neighbour moved the stove. The rat made another mad dash, this time to the antique dry-sink where we keep our bowls and plates. With a little manoevering near the door, my neighbour managed to move and tip the dry-sink just perfectly, so that the next dash made was straight into the great outdoors. The gratitude I feel towards my neighbour right now is off the charts. And while, sigh, I wish we had a system that ensured our ambulance’s made it directly to their destination as quickly as possible, I’m glad for the opportunity to be a good neighbour. While I’m kind of wishing Bowen had a few rat-predator species to go with its rats, I’m thankful to be part of such a great neighbourhood.
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Bowen Island Community School Association “Wraps Up” at BIRD The CSA concluded our 3rd annual fundraiser taking care of refundable beverage containers at BIRD on December 31. This date coincided with also being the final day of BIRD operation by the absolutely amazing BIRD Board of Directors and Volunteers. As we know, the operation of BIRD has been turned over to Bowen Island Municipality and the equally amazing Dave and Louise McIntosh of Bowen Waste Service are now in charge of all things recyclable. I would like to thank Patrick Hawkes - BIRD Chair, Caroline Parker – BIRD Refundable Group Coordinator and the entire BIRD Board of Directors for generously allowing the CSA this wonderful fundraising opportunity. Dave and Louise McIntosh are also on our list to thank. Having the filled green bins of refundables taken care of and transported to the North Shore at deeply discounted rates is an act of community generosity. Plus it is always great fun to work with Dave! The CSA this year had Wendy Cellik acting as our BIRD Fundraising Coordinator. This means putting together a roster of willing (and somewhat unwilling volunteers, creating a calendar and keeping track of our responsibilities at BIRD. Wendy did a great job and, best of all, has agreed to do it next year! Thank you Wendy. The Community School Association would like to thank
the fabulous community volunteers who helped with refundables at BIRD. These wonderful Bowenians included: Kat Bernards and crew, Mary Boyle, Deshai Brar, Raiden and Atom Brooke, Janine Brossard, Jen, Jessica and Emily Cormack, Jasmine and Katherine Gish, Phil Kemp, Kristin Jarvis, Enya and Vera Keogh, Peter King, Rosalind Leggatt, Toni Leverett, Andrea Little, Kirsten Locher, Shelagh MacKinnon, Pam Matthews, Nicola Murray, Pernille Neilsen, Morgan and Jo Quarry, Melina Toliusis, Christine Walker, Ann Walters, Anne Wilson, Sarah Wilson, Bonnie Wright, Gil Yaron, and Mary Ann Zakreski. Finally, thank you very much to the Bowen community for bringing your refundables to BIRD during the month of December. Your “Spirit of Community” was stellar! The Community School Association supports Bowen Island Community School as the hub of community life by encouraging community development and lifelong learning, leading to strong families, a healthier community and enhancement of the quality of life for all ages. Katherine Gish, CSA Chair Wendy Cellik, CSA BIRD Coordinator
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The Slow Lane in the Library – Ssshh! I sit in the reading area of our library to write the first Slow Lane of 2014. I wrote a part of a column here previous, on Nov. 18th, 2005, but this will be the first written entirely within library walls. It is January 7th and the seats are very comfortable and it is quiet. Ssshh. I looked around for a few minutes just now. Writing the Lane is work, like I’m paid (OMG! THEY PAY FOR THIS STUFF!!!) so relaxing in the library and experiencing the thoughts it might bring on, is a part of my job. Yes, I can be quiet. Roger McGillivray persons the front desk. An old teammate in the Bowen fastpitch league, Sean Delaney, is looking something up. Colleen Treleaven, yup, the same Colleen Treleaven who raised 300 bucks for the food bank 2 years ago, is at a computer doing schoolwork. She’s quiet, doubtless getting her ability to be silent from Mom, by nature a studious type of a person. Or maybe Janis is a tad noisy. Ssshh! Oh-oh: here come children. Emerson and William Beach, wee brothers, bound in the front door. They have brought their mother, Elizabeth. For me their arrival is fun – enough quiet! They’re not horribly loud mind you, and Elizabeth does remind them about being quiet in the library, but they’re so full of fun they can’t quite manage it. Up I get to visit with William, who recently turned 2. He shows me a book, which he comments on while holding upside down. I turn it around and he turns it back; he’s right, upside down is a perfectly fine way to view this book. Emerson points out colorful paper birds flying up on the ceiling. Along comes our friend Hugo, with Mother Michelle at his heels, and we all of us talk at once. This is more like it! Ssshh! As I’m up I’ve decided to really get crazy in the library and see if I can visit the office, like go right into
the office; never been there; most of you likely haven’t, either. I know librarian Tina Neilson to be kind so I am not afraid, but the door does say, rather boldly – STAFF ONLY. Tina welcomes me inside. There are desks and a tiny staff kitchen. There’s a table for board meetings, which occur monthly. Tina, here since 1995, tells me this area was once the postoffice. The late Rosa Helenius, mother of George, ran it during most of those years, rushing about in the very area I stand, years and years ago. Tina shows me the drop-box, like the other side where the books go when we drop them off. Next time I drop a book off I’ll enjoy knowing where it falls. Now Tina and Susan Geist offer me chocolate. I have one chocolate cookie and though it may be indecorous, ask for another. To my remembrance, I’ve never had chocolate in a library and I’m pleased. Back at my seat I speak with Kip Thompson, a guitar player. Or is that his brother Eric? No, Eric plays keyboards and Kip guitar, and this is Kip. Okay, let’s put it this way: Kip and Eric are both musicians and Kip is here now. Kip doesn’t mind being interrupted, he’s just waiting for a friend, Chris Atkinson. You can meet up in libraries, though you can’t be noisy about it. The kids are leaving! No! It’s quiet again! I’m glad not to work in a library and admire those who do. Yes I can be quiet but I’m not the quiet type, like children aren’t. There, I’ve learnt something on this trip to the library and I did not even crack open a book. I’ve learnt that I am child-like. Ssshh!
2013-2014 Classical Concert Series Presents A double delight LUMINARA DUO Heather Beaty, flute & Elisa Thorn, harp
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Sunday, January 12, 2014 Tickets: $45; available at the door Cates Hill Chapel 661 Carter Rd, Bowen Island, BC Doors open: 3 p.m. Concerts begin: 3:30 p.m. Classical Concerts Series on Bowen Island are hosted by the Bowen Island Arts Council (BIAC). For more information, please email admin@biac.ca.
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passed away December 20th in Merritt where she had been living and fly fishing (of course) for the last ten years. Mharie lived on Bowen Island during the 1990’s and will be remembered as a woman with a big heart and a big smile. Mharie’s love was fly fishing, and the ladies in her group known as “Broads with Rods” will be burying Mharie’s ashes near Peter Hope Lake where she spent as much time as she could fishing and teaching others. Mharie’s dog ‘Tilley’ is happy and healthy and in the care of Dr. Elizabeth Ladyman, a veterinarian in Merritt. Any donations towards Tilley’s ongoing care would be gratefully received. Contact Karen Redmond and 604 947 9215.
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Bowen’s neighbourhood: Howe Sound from PAGE 1 “People were very concerned in the Squamish area. Here on Bowen, we’ve focused on our own issues which is maybe the privilege of the fact that we can’t actually see these industrial operations. My argument though, is that all of the water from those watersheds that drains into Howe Sound ultimately flows past us, so at an ecosystem level, we are very connected to that whole landscape.” While each project has entirely different impacts, most of them would result in increased boat traffic in Howe Sound, with some traffic (like that coming from the proposed Woodfibre LNG terminal) passing right by Bowen. “I think Bowen’s role is to be a responsible citizen of this community and to listen to the concerns of other communities that might be making these things a higher priority,” says Turner. “While these projects might not be in our backyard, they are in our neighbourhood. The Howe Sound community forum has recently become a voice for endorsing a larger management plan. So if something like this went forward, we should be alert to opportunities that it creates for Bowen but also it gives us a chance to consider what’s important to us and the how we’re part of that cumulative impact issue.”
Miléna, Rauen, Zeb, and Belén show no fear in the prospect of their first chilly-dip in the ocean of 2014. photo taken by Deb Stringfellow at the Polar Bear Dip
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When discussing impacts, Turner is also quick to point out the impact of volunteers throughout Howe Sound whose efforts have helped with the regeneration of aquatic life, and also tracking those changes. Volunteers nurturing salmon on Bowen’s streams and keeping our shoreline clean are a part of that. For Islander Stephen Foster, taking ownership over Bowen’s contributions to the rebound of Howe Sound is part and parcel of taking responsibility for its future. He has spent the past year and a half talking to people and governments around Howe Sound about issues ranging from transportation to tourism and industrial growth. This work has gained the support of the David Suzuki Foundation and now includes a project developing a Howe Sound tourism strategy with students from BCIT. “From a Bowen perspective, I think we should considering what we’re offering within the context of the region,” says Foster. “We are in the middle of something grand here in Howe Sound. Either we can work with that in mind, or just watch it slip away.” Foster will be heading to the next Howe Sound Forum meeting alongside Mayor Jack Adelaar and councillors Wolfgang Duntz, Alison Morse and Andrew Stone.
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Global cuisine at Artisan Eats SUBMITTED The Artisan Eats Long Table Dinner Series is an evening every month where a special dinner is prepared by Artisan Eats or by guest chefs, featuring a meal from a different country every month. “We want to provide Bowen Islanders an opportunity for a culinary experience not otherwise available on Bowen Island,” says Julie Cree, co-owner of Artisan Eats. “We started our Feasts For Foodies events at Tuscany Restaurant years ago and were able to bring in chefs from well-known restaurants in Vancouver. Guests were all seated at long tables and most menus were served ‘family style.’ When we opened up Artisan Eats Café, we decided to do something along the same lines but focusing solely on areas of France.” This season Artisan Eats will be back to visiting a variety of countries through their cuisine. The Long Table calendar of events is as follows:
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Woman Story opens this week MERIBETH DEEN EDITOR
When a wrong idea possesses a woman, much bitterness flows from her tongue. - Euripides The above quote was found on page 47 of a book called 'Woman in Epigram,' which itself is part of the latest exhibition at the Gallery@Artisan Square. The artist is Emily van Lidth de Jeude, and the exhibition is called Woman Story and opened January 9th. "The book belonged to my Grandmother, or maybe my GreatGrandmother," says van Lidth de Jeude. "Open to any page and you will find epigrams that are interesting, insulting and profound. The book comes with a pair of white cotton gloves, because it makes your hands dirty. Literally." The show is made up, among other things, of paintings on plywood, hanging comments written by a wide assortment of women, a handpainted wedding gown titled "Support Garment", wearable pubic hairs, and a mannequin. "I got the mannequin to model the wearable pubic hair," says van Lidth de Jeude, "but in the end she didn't end up wearing them. I had to repaint her, to make her look less fake, and then I got this idea about the measuring tape because I find it strange that we end up comparing ourselves to a woman made of resin that comes in a box and you
have to put it together…" The measuring tape is double-sided, and instead of numbers, it offers things that a girl or woman might try to measure up to, like kissing a boy, fittingin, getting a diamond ring or, losing weight. The other side offers things that anyone can live up to: playing freely, feeling love, enjoying food. "I've been working on this particular show for a few years," says van Lidth de Jeude, "but really I have been working on this subject matter my whole life. It's about self-worth and belonging, which affects all of us in the most mundane ways, like deciding what to wear in the morning, and being fearful that you don't look good enough. I don't think this is a problem necessarily unique to women, but as a woman, it is most straightforward for me to relate to the subject from that perspective." Raising a boy, she says, has made her uniquely aware of all the pressures that are put on men. "I actually think they might suffer more from this kind of thing than women do," she says. With that, her son Taliesin, 11, had his own contribution to the show. "He brought me this page from his Asterix comic book, and it actually kind of fit in," van Lidth de Jeude says. "I was a little bit surprised by that so I've included it." A reception and performance will be held for Woman Story on January 12th, 7pm at the Gallery@Artisan Square.
Top left: “Support Garment,” right a scene from Woman Story, lower left measuring tape. Emily van Lidth de Jeude photos
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