(1995) Field of Skirts by Jo Heying, 1995. Education, Department of
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Abstract
Here is an unusual little book of verse that celebrates a craft from long ago: the original cornhusk doll. Jo Heying tells that story of how it came to be that Benj and Elisa while walking through their cornfields, recognized the potential art of the cornhusk (Benj was the farmer, Elisa the artist). From there the seed was sown, figuratively speaking, for creative work and imaginative play. The husk looked like a skirt, which became a doll, which became many dolls, and which turned into Fields of Skirts, a memory book that preserves of long-awaited fantasy in the mind of Elisa. Each doll is assigned a role that goes for beyond its costume or nationality; each takes on a vibrant personality, and Jo Heying breathers life into each creation.
| Item Type: | Departmental Report |
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| Keywords: | poems, poetry, Jo Heying, |
| Subjects: | History and culture Recreation and tourism > Cultural resources Recreation and tourism > Cultural resources > Visual arts Recreation and tourism > Cultural resources > Visual arts > Ethnic and folk art |
| ID Code: | 47693 |
| Deposited By: | Margaret Barr |
| Deposited On: | 02 Feb 2024 20:57 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Feb 2024 20:57 |
| URI: | https://publications.iowa.gov/id/eprint/47693 |