Easter Bonnet for Mary Magdalene © 1992 Ginger Henry Geyer tinted and glazed porcelain 4" x 12 ¾" x 13 ¾" This hat is modeled after a rugged, cheap gardener's straw hat. When I glazed its ribbon, it suddenly became more festive and feminine, too pretty to represent grubbing in the mud. "Pretty" is not usually an attribute of my art, but it made me think about who would wear such a hat, and to where? For a celebration, a garden party in the spring? The one Biblical character who might've been found partying in a spring garden was Mary Magdalene. Thus, her "Easter Bonnet". The poem, as crude as the hat, is written inside the brim. It picks up on Mary Magdalene's story in John 20:15-17, and also takes on Isaiah 1:29 and Psalm 84:11. The final line is a nod to Frederick Buechner. |
