Authors Paola Gianturco and Toby Tuttle have spent five years photographing, interviewing, and writing about craftswomen for this amazing collection. The artisans' individual voices are featured throughout the book as the authors describe their encounters with the craftswomen; amusing, affecting journal entries relate the authors' own experiences and reflections. "In Her Hands" celebrates a different kind of women's movement--one in which mothers, sisters, grandmothers, and friends join together to create beautiful crafts that contribute to a better life for themselves, their families, and for future generations.
This is an important book. In photographic essays and text, the authors describe initiatives that are revitalizing traditional crafts in villages worldwide. Through organizations like the Self-Employed Women's Association (SEWA) in India and Women Against AIDS in Thailand, women are marketing their products and hence bringing prosperity to their villages. Each chapter vividly captures both the techniques used and the social context in which the women's wares are crafted. The authors spent five years traveling to 29 remote towns, where they interviewed and photographed women engaged in weaving baskets, dying batik, and beading dolls. The result is a lushly illustrated volume with a political message. The book opens with a thoughtful foreword by Alice Walker and concludes with "resources for action," contact lists, and bibliographies for additional reading. Recommended as a valuable addition to most library collections.DNancy Turner, New Mexico State Univ. Lib., Las Cruces Copyright 2000 Cahners Business Information.
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