The Pacific barkcloth exhibition is extended till 6 December. A nice quiet corner of the museum in which to draw. In fact the entire museum felt strangely quiet - but then, we didn't go to the Egyptian parts, which are always busy.
Just one room, but the patterns are addictive.
I started with this - it looks like medieval tiles on top, and Elizabethan blackwork below -
and drew happily, with a propelling pencil, enjoying the "colouring in"-
but there wasn't time to start another - though I would have done something completely different, less orderly, wilder ... like this -
Ah well, next time...
More patterns and objects -
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| Fine, fine lines... |
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| ... and more fine lines |
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| Bold! |
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| A "beard" and a head dress |
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| Cloths that tell stories, and that use indigo |
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| Unfortunately the reflections get in the way |
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| The little guy brings to mind Cousin Itt from the Addams Family |
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| Not just pattern, but fringey shadows |
Everyone did many drawings, and these are just some of them ...
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| Jo's dark, feathered head dress |
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| Front view (Jo), side view (Cathy)... |
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| ... and another view (Sue) |
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Mags had been to the exhibition and had refreshed her memory by printing out photos
- then tackled the patterning overall and in small details |
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| Mags' details of feather head dress |
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| Cathy tackled one of the cloths with lots and lots of fine lines |
This venue needs another visit before the exhibition closes in December.
1 comment:
These wonderful artefacts and drawings put me in mind of the wonderfully quirky Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford ... but then I'm sure you know it well.
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