In Lippard's, What Is Female Imagery, I found that Lippard and I shared similar thought processes in what first comes to mind when one hears the term "female imagery." Like Lippard, when I read this term my mind automatically assumed it was talking about the sexual aspect of female imagery, instead of art produced by females. I think a term such as female imagery has always been so closely associated in a sexual form that is makes it difficult to differentiate it. Also, like Lippard, I think it would be effective to have a different term. I think it is unfortunate that the term that is supposed to be representative of female artwork carries such intense sexual meaning. This just shows how much more difficult it is for the work of women to be respected within the confines of society.

In Chapter 3 of Udall's Places of Their Own I find it interesting to see the drastic different the mother's of Kahlo and O'Keefe played in their development as artists. It made me think of the nature vs nurture debate in rearing children. O'Keefe grew up in an environment where she was surrounded by art and encouraged to explore her artistic abilities. The environment she was brought led her to become a great and respected artists, which is characteristic of the nurture side of things. Kahlo on the other hand was brought up under the hand of a very traditional mother, who played the role of a housewife. There was not much creativity in Kahlo's strict environment however she still found a way to develop her artistic talent, showing that it is an innate and nurtured skilled. This is not to say that if O'Keefe had not been nurtured in her environment she wouldn't have become a great artist but it is also something that can be pondered.

Of all of McPherson's poems, the one that drew me in the most was Willia Ette Graham's Infinity Log Cabin Quilt, Oakland, 1987. The imagery is incredibly vivid and does an amazing job of depicting the process and significance of the stories that are behing different pieces that compose a quilt. It shows how people can take something as free flowing and abstract as a memory can take on such a concrete form when put in context of a quilt. My favorite line from the poem, a line I think exemplifies my previos point, is "Ripples in her universe have angles" (p. 70). This line caught my attention as I found myself rereading it over and over again, amazed at how perfect this line depicted my exact thoughts. I also enjoyed the last line that spoke on how quilts are compact and foldable but when they are spread out they carry so much history. I truly enjoyed this piece of work and applaud McPherson for doing such an amazing job in writing it.