This series explores the duality of conventional "notions" of women's work and domesticity. It began as a personal commemorative event, documenting many of the tools, and materials used by, and objects made by my Granny in this quiet work. This then became a way to continue conversations between myself and my Granny, contemplating how different life, and the work I have chosen to do, is for me than it was for her, and in a broader context, how expectations of women’s work, in general, have evolved and where we might go from here. The inclusion of my Grandaddy’s tools has bridged gendered expectations from their lifetime to mine, as a woman who works in both realms. This is especially poignant today as we continue to fight for equality, with some, emboldened by the current political climate, trying to roll back advancements that have been made over the past century.
This series of quarter plate (3 ¼" x 4 ¼"), half plate (4 ¼” x 5 ½ ”), and whole plate (6 ½ ” x 8 ½ ”) layered and hand-tinted, gold-toned salt prints are made from iodine redeveloped wet-plate collodion negatives.