For a themed show at Studio B in Boyertown entitled Art of Film Exhibition, I decided to combine one of my dearest heroes, Harriet Tubman with Wonder Woman.
Harriet was a diminutive enslaved woman who escaped and then made numerous trips South to help more slaves escape. She said, “I freed a thousand slaves I could have freed a thousand more if only they knew they were slaves.” It probably wasn’t that many, but she is still very much a superhero in my eyes. She also served as a nurse in the Civil War, and a spy for the Union.
All she needed was some Superhero hair and a headband.
I had some Wonder Woman fabric, but bought some additional superhero fabric, and a spiderman toy to perch on her shoulder.
The piece won an award and will be exhibited, after the Studio B show closes at the Reading Film Fest in November.
Martha Ressler 