Read Banned Books
Let’s celebrate reading banned books! This piece features Margaret Atwood reading her own banned book! The underlayers include a written list of banned books I have personally read, including The Handmaid’s Tale. The flowers also hold meaning. (Read more below)
Features:
100% Original Mixed Media Collage
Acrylic paint, hand painted acid free collage paper, paint markers, permanent markers
16 inches tall, 16 inches wide, 1.5 inches deep wood panel
Ready to hang
Finished with gloss varnish for protection and longevity
Signed by artist on back
Please note that colours may look slightly different depending on the device and screen you are using to view the art on
Books are banned for a reason. I highly recommend you get your school's list of banned books and go out and buy them all. Then make sure your kids read them. You're not stupid. You know what is age appropriate comprehension for them. And if you haven't read them yourself, do it now. Then discuss those books with your kids and explain why they're important to read.
Flowers and their significance from “The Handmaid’s Tale” by Margaret Atwood”
Iris: Excerpt regarding the iris: “On the wall above the chair, a picture, framed but with no glass; a print of flowers, blue irises, watercolour. Flowers are still allowed.”
The blue iris may represent faith and hope. The wives of Gilead wear blue dresses.
Dandelions: Excerpt regarding dandelions: “Not a dandelion in sight here, the lawns are picked clean. I long for one, just one, rubbishy and insolently random and hard to get rid of and perennially yellow as the sun. Cheerful and plebian, shining for all like.”
The dandelion may represent Offred’s daughter who was taken away from her. She longs for her.
Tulips: Excerpt regarding tulips: “…the tulips are opening their cups, spilling out colour. The tulips are red, a darker crimson towards the stem, as if they have been cut and are beginning to heal there.”
Tulips may represent the handmaids, their wounds and their blood. The tulip is in the shape of a cup which may represent the womb of the handmaids.
* Information about the flowers sourced from: Symbolism of Flowers in Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale written by Jiangwei Xie
If your country is not listed in the shipping profile please contact me directly for more information.
Read Banned Books
Let’s celebrate reading banned books! This piece features Margaret Atwood reading her own banned book! The underlayers include a written list of banned books I have personally read, including The Handmaid’s Tale. The flowers also hold meaning. (Read more below)
Features:
100% Original Mixed Media Collage
Acrylic paint, hand painted acid free collage paper, paint markers, permanent markers
16 inches tall, 16 inches wide, 1.5 inches deep wood panel
Ready to hang
Finished with gloss varnish for protection and longevity
Signed by artist on back
Please note that colours may look slightly different depending on the device and screen you are using to view the art on
Books are banned for a reason. I highly recommend you get your school's list of banned books and go out and buy them all. Then make sure your kids read them. You're not stupid. You know what is age appropriate comprehension for them. And if you haven't read them yourself, do it now. Then discuss those books with your kids and explain why they're important to read.
Flowers and their significance from “The Handmaid’s Tale” by Margaret Atwood”
Iris: Excerpt regarding the iris: “On the wall above the chair, a picture, framed but with no glass; a print of flowers, blue irises, watercolour. Flowers are still allowed.”
The blue iris may represent faith and hope. The wives of Gilead wear blue dresses.
Dandelions: Excerpt regarding dandelions: “Not a dandelion in sight here, the lawns are picked clean. I long for one, just one, rubbishy and insolently random and hard to get rid of and perennially yellow as the sun. Cheerful and plebian, shining for all like.”
The dandelion may represent Offred’s daughter who was taken away from her. She longs for her.
Tulips: Excerpt regarding tulips: “…the tulips are opening their cups, spilling out colour. The tulips are red, a darker crimson towards the stem, as if they have been cut and are beginning to heal there.”
Tulips may represent the handmaids, their wounds and their blood. The tulip is in the shape of a cup which may represent the womb of the handmaids.
* Information about the flowers sourced from: Symbolism of Flowers in Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale written by Jiangwei Xie
If your country is not listed in the shipping profile please contact me directly for more information.
