My Mother’s House, Part 2: A Photo Essay

This entry is part 2 in the series My Mother's House
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My mother, a self-taught, outsider artist, made these collages of women from all over the world. She did not buy any of the materials, instead using things she found in her own home, mostly items traditionally in the purview of women: buttons, bits of fabric, earrings, pieces of paper, ribbons.

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Hindu

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Geisha

To see the rest of the collages of women, go to the jump.

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Beach Umbrella

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Afghan

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New York

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Mexican

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Native American

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Birthday

If you are interested in or want to know more about my mother’s art, email:
ebbe...@gmail.com

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Mary Pauline Lowry, a fourth generation Texan, fought forest fires on an elite type 1 “Hotshot” crew, which traveled the Western U.S battling wildfires.

More recently, Lowry has dedicated her time to the movement to end violence against women, counseling and advocating for domestic violence and sexual assault survivors, as well as lobbying the Texas legislature for funding and new laws to benefit survivors.

Mary Pauline Lowry’s unsold novel, The Gods of Fire, based on her experiences as a forest firefighter, has been optioned for film. She is currently writing the screenplay.