DOI
https://doi.org/10.25772/Z8KX-WP19
Defense Date
2016
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts
Department
Craft/Material Studies
First Advisor
Heath Matysek-Snyder
Second Advisor
Blair Clemo
Third Advisor
Susie Ganch
Fourth Advisor
Sonya Clark
Fifth Advisor
Dr. James Frazier
Sixth Advisor
Dr. F. Douglas Boudinot
Abstract
Collective Cadence
Stories that start at birth,
end with death,
and include everything in-between.
A Medal of Honor recipient,
A mistake.
Morning coffee;
a late night call.
Whispered first names;
an off-key chorus;
deafening explosions;
silence.
One child playing;
another lifeless.
On the battlefield,
concealment is a survival skill.
Off that battlefield,
transparency enables survival.
Stories that shape the fabric of our experience
The threads that bind us
Through the telling of each,
we are united as one.
In the telling of the collective,
We find our own.
These are our stories.
This is our story.
Rights
© The Author
Is Part Of
VCU University Archives
Is Part Of
VCU Theses and Dissertations
Date of Submission
5-12-2016