While digging through the archives at the University of Georgia I found lists of conjure and hoodoo beliefs that had been gathered by WPA and other folk historians and anthropologist groups. The theme of the broom used to either protect or harm was reoccurring. My own family has many broom superstitions but I was excited to find the logic behind some of my family's beliefs. I'm interested in the history of everyday people finding to give themselves power with everyday objects. I learned how to make traditional Appalachian brooms so I could better understand how these many broom beliefs may have been formed. And started a series of nonfunctional broom objects.