A thought on Edna Lewis

I was looking at the picture of her that I use as this project's muse and it struck me how beautiful she was, how soulful and all knowing she seems to have been. So often as women in this industry we feel the need to deny our femininity to be taken seriously, don the whites and play like the boys, but it occurs to me that we miss something. I'm not saying women should sex up the uniform or start piling on makeup in the kitchen (femininity is much more than aesthetic anyway), I'm just saying that when I see her picture I'm immediately reminded of womanhood in this work and how it doesn't have to be lost or considered a liability, but more how it can strengthen of our points of reference.