Peace Pickets:
Picket Ladies and Mudras in the Chaos of 2020: Remembering what connects us
Photobook:
- Photo of each Picket Lady at 80% her size.
- 42 pages of color photos showing the process from conception to celebration.
- Details on the hows and whys of over 600 hours to completion.
Mudra Guidebook:
- Learn how to shape the 30 mudras and use them to enhance your life and to bless those around you.
Memoir:
- Recognize the blessings, hopes and dreams the Picket Ladies hold for each of us from real-life stories.
Imagine a world…
Where we recognize the hopes and dreams of humanity are the same.
- The Peace Pickets showcase 30 women from various countries with the same basic face to highlight that each of us are the same, with only cultural differences.
- Each Picket Lady represents a country and is dressed according to that nation’s customs.
- Each lady carries a unique affirmation of peace and comfort, and is depicted doing a special blessing with her hands.
- The different hand gestures (mudras) were chosen randomly and speak to humanity’s hopes and dreams, highlighting how we all want the same things.
Back cover:
“A wonderful and inventive narrative weaving creativity, spirituality, and life experiences, all wrapped up in a visually uplifting package! During the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020, Deanna Washington channeled her anxiety over the state of the world into a colorful picket fence neighborhood art installation that brought healing and joy to others near and far. Each picket piece showcased a woman from a different country doing a meditative yoga mudra (Sanskrit word for hand gesture).
In this book, Deanna shows the elaborate and intricate artistic process of creating each picket from start to finish and gives practical examples of how to use mudras as tools to navigate transitions in life. With vulnerability, honesty, humor, and heart, she also intertwines her own stories of growth and transformation.
At a time when the world feels so divided, the Peace Picket project is an important reminder of how one person can make a difference locally, and of our shared human connection and the beauty that lies within our differences. As someone who had the pleasure of witnessing this process from inception to completion, I am delighted to see all the parts come together into this expression of Deanna’s bright energy.”
—Sabina Espinet, illustrator
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