When the great stallion could travel again, Folco tried to slip quietly onto his back. But White Mane was a wild horse and could not bear to be mounted. So he kicked, bucked, threw Folco, tore the halter and ran away, again leaving the one being whom he really believed to be a true friend. He may have longed to rejoin the wild horses, but the horse herder and his henchmen very quickly spied him and took out after him in pursuit. The herders counted on getting him back from the small cavalier. Now they felt certain of capturing the horse and the child who was directing its course straight toward the Rhone, the river with the impassable current. White Mane preferred throwing himself into the river to being taken captive by the men whom he despised. The current was carrying White Mane and the child: and the herder, filled with remorse, cried, “Come back, little fellow! I’ll give you your horse! He’s yours! Come back! Only come back!”
C-H-A-P-T-E-R 2 A SEASON TO REMEMBER (FALL 1999) It all began with an idea for a play... . When an elegant lady entered 'Rainbow Fashion' to pick up the clothes she had ordered, A receiving factory woman is awestruck, unable to look at such a perfect and elegant lady. But when this awe turns to loathing she races to the bathroom and pukes. When the other factory women notice this, they all follow her in what might be called “a puking orgy.” . What happens next is the sudden realization of collectivization. In an uprooting moment, the women piss off their boss and vow never to make clothes for other people again and to make clothes 'for them-selves.' (If beauty is magical power, then you should only give the secrets of this power to people you like). . Now there is a worrisome transition they have to make. That is, they have to make the difficult transition from making other people beautiful to making themselves beautiful. What kind of beauty is pos“Serenity” by Rita Ackerman sible in the overworked and rundown minds of the ex-factory slaves-turned loose, starving and free? In Cinderella, there is a grand delusion on the part of the heroin. She imagines that pumpkins turn into a carriage, but pumpkins do not really turn into carriages. She believes that rats turn into male servants, but rats never turn into footmen. And then she imagines the glass slipper. What is a glass Butslipper? the little fisher boy paid no heed to the herder or his It is invisible. But we are convinced that these things are real. That is because while she is desired transformation so are the ladies make theMane transformation. menmaking whothealready had lied sowe.toThrough him.play,With White he And through play, they nurture and learn new values and participate in the making of a new language, disappeared the waves before the eyes of the men. which is the clothesinto they are maKing. They swam for a long, long time. And. White Mane, who
THE IDEA
Play is similar to 'quality' in that it is the formal aspect of any design consideration. In that sense it is a structure, it teaches us, it forms patterns in our minds. It's the ultimate transmitter of ideas. If there is no play there is no design. What we see now is anti-play, which is design that tries to influence behavior and although we agree on particular designs, since there is no integral relationship, people meet without touching and overcrowding results in isolation, contempt, and impersonality. So through play we are looking for a deep and integral relationship. Choice of fabric or a line cannot define it. It is also not the transference of the human spirit, as in artistic clothing. It is defined by the relationships between people. . Background Sketch By Sadie Laska
was endowed with great strength, carried Folco to a beautiful isle where children and horses are always friends.