Mary Leakey, Paleoanthropologist
Betty A Hahn
Sun City, Arizona, USA
Artist Statement
I simply picked one of the available women and started a wonderful adventure, researching photos and info to use for my piece. I am a painter, so I chose to paint on silk with tsukineko inks. I chose photos to work from to represent her achievements and environment.
Woman’s Groundbreaking Accomplishment
She discovered the oldest hominid skull 1.75 million years old and fossilized foot prints from the first bipedal hominid 3.8 million years old.
Techniques
Whole cloth silk painted with tsukineko inks and acrylic paint, quilted on movable machine
Materials
Silk crepe de chine, 80/20 batting, cotton back