Donna Dodson's elephant-headed female figures emerge from
ash, pine and maple, Dodson appropriates for womankind the creature that has long been an incarnation of power and wisdom. The
twelve elephants in the parade reflect the animal's family group in the wild: females travel together in herds while males live alone. Donna uses a female elephant - headed goddess figure in her work to create a dozen formal iterations of this piece that explore female figureheads, and women as symbols of power.