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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.

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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