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Ginger Young, 44
Born: Hamilton, Ohio. My apron is a c/web/images/voices/young.jpgollection of my life chronicled by highlighting “points of interest” (shall we say) in a highly “messy scrapbook” style. It reminds me of my refrigerator. Anyway, I felt it was suited to my lifestyle, as in REALITY. It purposely has that hurried, stressed, but calm look about it. My apron is actually many aprons. My APRON is the current me, with many layers. All the grim, frayed edges, rumpled and torn, glued, patched, stitched together to form one. Diversity is the KEY here! P.S. They were attached as layers to form one APRON, however, out of necessity for display purposes, and with Bonnie’s help, they are not separated. NOTE: the representative diversity of the fabrics. Starting with the first layer, the antique wallpaper floral on moiré-taffeta, is a time to the past...ONCE UPON A TIME. “Fashion is what one wears oneself. What is unfashionable is what other people wear.” - Oscar Wilde The second layer, made of old, sheer organza represents my early adulthood period, say into my early 30’s. The sheerness of the fabric shows the superficialness of values, that seemingly have lead me away from my inner karma. It was the glitzy, accomplished layer that eventually crashed. MOMMYHOOD IS GREAT. The warm, fuzzy, Scottie-type plaid reminds me of Brandon and Amanda, my two prides and joy. Sadly, next comes EARTHQUAKE 7.0 ON A PERSONAL LEVEL, figuratively speaking. The torn jeans, pieced with scraps of fabric speak for themselves. A high stress time of my life brought on by health issues, financial issues, and finally, fleeing my marriage out of sheer desperation. And as I left L.A., in one week in my life changed dramatically, momentarily and permanently. As I moved the kids to the Santa Cruz mountains, I moved to the next layer of my APRON. The BREAST CANCER JOURNEY began with my first diagnosis, less than one year after my MOVE. The white layers of tulle and canvas have a virginal quality, that signifies the purity of WOMANHOOD. This layer is actually 2 layers of a very deep subject. The top layer is mainly my tribute to my women friends and others who have inspired and influenced me. Some of my friends on my apron have succumbed to this dreaded illness. Some are still fighting, some such as myself, are rebuilding. Some, my own mother for example, who had breast cancer 20 years ago, are thriving. YEAYAH! There are many others, but not enough room to fill on my apron. The bottom layer of white is the medical aspect of breast cancer that I had to deal with. IT IS NOT FUN. The last layer is a primitive print in earth colors on a sweatshirt - reversed fabric. Warm and fuzzy again. The ancient art influence suggests a healing of thyself, naturally and spiritually. THE MEDICINE WOMAN INNER GUIDE...where she’s at now. Dedicated to Bonnie Stone |
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