2nd May. Proposal tweak, Portfolio and some reading

Met to discuss the degree show plans in the am and then cracked on with the portfolio.

Added my risk assessment to the Exhibition proposal because I (for some daft reason) added the ethics form.

Did some tagger for the first time in what feels like ages on ArtUK

Read some "In defence of witches" by Mona Collet - Wish I'd done this before I finished my essay! It's all the information I need to understand the gaps in my practice -aargh!

Contraception and abortion became illegal in France in 1556 around the same time as the witch hunts - I was aware of the role of the women in aiding births but hadn't considered that they would also assist with contraception and abortion - which gave more ammunition to vilify them. The witch is described as the 'anti mother' - cue the baby eating crazy women ..