Proposed Masters Practical Projects [under construction]: Birds of a Feather Flock together

I am currently working on a series of sculptures about working women. I have chosen to compare each of the four sculptures to male birds that behave in a way that relates to human women, for example the peacock is more beautiful than the peahen.

 

Summary of Issues: Career women, Fertility, body image, courtship, sexuality & education

Link to post on my inspiration for Fertility Birds:

 http://shelannakhethiwe.blogspot.com/2014/07/the-venus-of-willendorf-in-todays.html

And the ostrich father cares for the young:

 

Summary of issues: Career choice, female breadwinners, child care

Link to Post on Head in the Sand: 

http://shelannakhethiwe.blogspot.com/2014/07/head-in-sand-parenting.html

And the Australian Bowerbird has a unique way of using homemaking and song to entice a mate:

Summary of Issues: Career choice, dating/ attracting a mate, homemakers, food-preparation

Link to Post on Avian Engineers:

http://shelannakhethiwe.blogspot.com/2014/07/avian-engineers.html

And the Weaver Bird is a real homemaker:
 DESIGN SKETCH AND BLOGPOST TO BE ADDED SOON"

An interesting article on our South African Context as most of the facts that I researched were based on studies of American and English societies.
Link to Article on Gender and Development

This series is now being used as part of my preparation for teaching Gender Issues as a practical and theoretical theme.  Thus my work is clearly an artographic study.
Link to PPT on Gender Issues which the Grade 11s are exploring as their Gr 11 theme