PUBLICATIONS
An Artist and A Mother
Edited by Tara Carpenter Estrada, Heidi Moller Somsen, and Kaylan Buteyn | Published by Demeter Press | 2023
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An Artist and a Mother is a book of visual artworks and essays that speak to the diverse ways artists balance creative life with the demands of mothering. It includes thirty seven essays describing the work of thirty-nine international artists and an art collective, as well as a resource guide with books, journals, magazines, organizations, and other resources. This book seeks to highlight the growing body of artist mothers who are making visually and conceptually interesting artwork not just despite their status as mothers, but often because of the inspiration and challenges that come with motherhood.
An Artist and A Mother provides an intersectional feminist look at artist mothers, rooted in academic well-cited writing while honoring personal narrative and poetic writing. It’s refreshing to shift between longer-form essays, personal narratives, and poetry, interspersed with abundant artwork images. Hearing so many perspectives and experiences of mothering while making art was very affirming.
- Rebecca Potts, Teaching Artist Podcast
This illustrated book of short essays reveal a dimension of the feminine, maternal experience that is often invisible. These poignant stories of artists and their experiences as mothers are varied and vivid. A wide variety of artistry represented, from paintings, to textiles, to photography, to sculpture, to performance. This topic is significant within the context of feminist theory, art education, and the support of families and children.
- Dr. Mark Graham, Professor, Art Education, Brigham Young University
STORIES FOR SOUTH ASIAN SUPERGIRLS
Created by Raj Kaur Khaira, Pink Ladoo Project | Published by Kashi House | 2019
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The best-selling book, Stories for South Asian Supergirls, tells the inspirational life-stories of 50 famous and under-celebrated women from Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka.
Each biography is paired with a portrait drawn by one of the ten South Asian female artists from around the world who illustrated for this project. This is a book for all ages.
100% of author's proceeds go to charities supporting women and children.
… I aspire to live in a world where the stories about South Asian women and their intelligence, bravery and talent aren’t surprising but commonplace, where every brown girl grows up feeling worthy, inspired and capable. When you look through these pages I hope you are able to see the amazing legion of women you have descended from and can call your own. I hope their stories echo in your soul as loudly as they did in mine. I hope their legacies inspire you to live the life of your dreams. - Raj Kaur Khaira, Pink Ladoo Project
