A Question of Balance: Artists and Writers on Motherhood

by Judith Pierce Rosenberg

Book Overview

Artists and writers show how their work has been affected by becoming mothers: day-to-day descriptions of how they juggled parenting, jobs and art with creative solutions. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 091894953X
• ISBN13: 9780918949530
• Release Date: September 1995
• Publisher: Papier-Mache Press
• Length: 276 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.0" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Definitely Worth Reading

As an artist and mother of a toddler with another on the way, I found this book invaluable in helping me see that I am not alone in my frustrations & struggles of balancing my two passions. There are 11 artists and 14 writers interviewed. While I couldn't relate to every woman featured, I took bits of advice and perspective from most of them. It was the first book I've ever read on this topic and it made me hungry for more. I've listed the artists & writers interviewed below: Artists: Linda Vallejo, Alisa Saar, Sarah Charlesworth, Roxanne Swentzell, Bea Nettles, Karen Horn, Elizabeth Murray, May Stevens, Trina Schart Hyman, Betye Saar & Faith Ringgold Writers: Mary Morris, Cristina Garcia, Perri Klass, Dorothy Allison, Mary Gordon, Rita Dove, Kate Braverman, Joyce Maynard, Patricia Smith, Alicia Suskin Ostriker, Jane Yolen, Linda Hogan, Rosellen Brown, Ursula K. Le Guin

A MUST READ FOR ALL WOMEN!

Whether or not you are an artist or another career-woman, this book offers insight and advice and encouragement to anyone who is struggling with combining ambition and motherhood while keeping sane. I recommend this book to my women's group and any mother I meet.