try to

Statement on wall beside the piece reads:

I am a woman who very early on in life decided not have children. This decision was based on my perception that the world was not a good place to bring a child into. What makes it bad is our behavior. What I want as a woman is for people to try.............. and if they try, things will change, then a woman would never have to question if this world was a good place to bring a child into.

As part of my practice I am trying to incorporate something the view can take with them and with this piece it’s the small Try To! blank notebook. Each one I create is numbered and signed.

Recently I went to where the piece is on display and was surprised to see all the note books gone. I have found that often times people are reluctant to take anything, or maybe they don’t like what I’ve offered.

This time I did not make a lot of extras to give out and now I am making notebooks, and its fun. I wonder if I will run out at the reception.

It has been a good experience creating this piece for the exhibit What Women Want.


The gathering of text to stamp on wallpaper:


try to:

1/22/11

put others first

be compassionate

believe

use your brain

be environmentally responsible

be conscientious

smile more

be grateful

be thankful

care

be responsible

stop war

1/23/11

give back

not judge

be sincere

not be angry

want less

communicate

understand

consume less

remember

not worry

accept

forgive

let go

be a good role model

be creative

pay attention

1/24/11

be considerate

be informed

make wise choices

eat organic

not eat meat

not be cheap

think of others first

walk more

read more

appreciate what you have

appreciate others

appreciate who you are

be humble

be curious

keep learning

1/25/11

ask questions

believe in peace

meditate

not make guns

be thankful

stop war

love

say thank you

not expect perfection

not live in fear

1/26/11

notice

accept

2/1/11

believe in change

2/28/11

make note of who I am