Postcards to Her

Postcards to Her (2013) Instructions: 1. Read the correspondences posted. Three board are composed of conversations between the artists and their mothers. Another board has responses to various Asian American women by other artists in the class.

2. Think about the process of physical correspondence. How does reading the tangible postcard differ from electronic methods of communication?

3. Write your own postcard, either taking a pre-­made card off the wall or creating your own about a significant Asian American woman in your life.

4. Add your postcard to the board of responses, or take it with you. We also provide stamps if you’d like to send your postcard. We hope this correspondence allows you to engage in real or metaphysical dialogue with prominent and/or underrepresented Asian American women.

Designers: LIZZY LEE is a senior at Bryn Mawr college majoring in Growth & Structure of Cities. She enjoys working for and volunteering at activist and art organizations in Philadelphia's Chinatown. She likes pugs, clean eating, play ukulele and reading aesthetically engaging blogs. Lizzy hopes to one day explore the intersections of social media, art, emerging Asian markets, and technology.

SHINAE YOON is a sophomore at Swarthmore College with an intended major in biology and a minor in environmental studies. She plays the cello in the Swarthmore College Orchestra and Fetter Chamber Music program. She is involved in animal advocacy and green groups on campus. Shinae enjoys the fantasy, historical fiction, and thriller genres. She appreciates spicy foods, especially soup, noodles, and any combination of the two.

CAITLIN SEQUIRA is a senior at Swarthmore College with a double major in Asian Studies and Psychology. She has great pride as a New Yorker and enjoys wandering cities with her camera. She loves photography, cats and red pandas, watching films of various genres and from various time periods, spending time on blogs;; such as tumblr, listening to music and eating asian cuisine. She plans to explore the world once her college academic life is finished.

Materials and Tools Used: ● cardstock ● posterboards ● pushpins ● glue ● scissors ● Photoshop ● photographs (personal and public) ● nails and hammer

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