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THE SECOND GERMISTON BROWNIE COMPANY.

rite of passage,

young girl becomes a woman,

journeys.

 

manipulation,

stereotyping,

passive, domestic, nurturer, forgotten,

the ideal woman; mythical; who’s truth?

 

reinterpreting; rewriting; recreating,

exploring through repetition of embroidery.


my own Brownie badges, 

etiquette books and adverts; obsessive collecting of information,

bombarding; suffocating; credible; ludicrous jumble.

the Golden book,

the perfect homemaker, the excellent cook; the consummate hostess,

clothing, mine, my mum’s, my niece’s,

knowledge passing on.

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What makes you beautiful from the Second Germiston Brownie project. Mum's old dress, acrylic paint, dye, synthetic fur, cotton threads, ribbons and trimmings.

What makes you beautiful makes you different.

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What a bride chooses from the Second Germiston Brownie Company. Niece's dress, found clothing, various synthetic fabrics, acrylic paint, dye, photographs, ribbons and trimmings.

What a Bride chooses.

That's a bit of bad manners from the Second Germiston Brownie Company. Niece's old dress, Brownie badges, acrylic paint, dye, zip, plastic tape measure, threads and trimmings.

That's a bit of bad manners.

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All Pleasure. No Consequences from the Second Germiston Brownie Company. Niece's old dress, found clothing, photographs, acrylic paint, dye, ribbons and trimmings.

All Pleasure. No Consequences

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