Artist: Wendy Boomhower
Title: In the Hands of Women
Media: Mixed media using ink and marbled paper from Bangladesh
Size: 25.75x25.75
Price: $2,250
Artist Statement:
"In the Hands of Women, Cooperatives Are Transformative."
Cooperatives hold the potential to significantly reduce poverty and drive human development, particularly when rooted in strong principles and values. When women come together in small-scale cooperatives, they gain the economic, social, and political leverage needed to reshape their lives and communities.
These cooperatives open pathways for women to create and control their own income, enhancing their economic independence and resilience. Women's empowerment is deeply intertwined with the prosperity and health of entire societies, making it essential for our collective future.
As women gain rights and autonomy, families thrive, and so do communities. To elevate humanity, we must invest in empowering women.
THE IMAGE: A CIRCLE OF EMPOWERED WOMEN
At the heart of the image, women work together in a spirit of unity and purpose, symbolizing the strength and resilience of collective effort. Radiating outward, they extend the blessings of their labor—affluence, power, abundance, unity, cooperation, family, success, healing, and protection—to their families and communities. Each symbol represents these ideals, capturing the transformative impact of women’s collaborative work on those around them.