Creating artist books to raise funds for feminine hygiene in rural India.
Housed in the permanent Special Collections of
Through this purchase, a hundred and sixty-two women in rural India were provided with access to women’s hygiene products through a machine that allows them to hand-make products for safe sanitation.
“Each book is a representation of each day of a regular menstrual cycle, outlining the emotions, feelings, and blood flow that are typically experienced as a result of hormonal changes in a woman, and the transparent box is a parody of how pads are often hidden when sold.”
Personal Project, 1 week
Bookmaking, embroidery, material innovation, fundraising
Awarded the Innovative Materials Prize, Baker & Whitehill Artist’s Book Contest
Images by Connor Parsley