We were a bit thin on the ground, despite the attractions of the
Grayson Perry show (till 10 Sept), the summer pavilion, and the pleasant weather. So, first, some pix of the exhibition (which became quite busy and had a bit of queue by the time we left).
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Death of a Working Hero
(note the then-and-now value-change from Provide to Protect) |
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| Riffing on roadside shrines |
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| "Married couple visiting a shine" - makes me smile |
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| Nice to see "quilting" up there with fishing etc |
It was great to see some actual sketchbooks lying open, and some presented digitally, page after page. Details from one of the enormous woodcuts (
Animal Spirit) -
I was attracted to the folksy details of the shrine, round the back - the patterning of the rusted "gingerbread men", the couple with the new baby (or is it a spirit ascending to heaven) -
Then a quicker, looser rendition of "Our Mother" (front view
here), a "moving indictment of poverty" -
Sue tackled the geometry of the
pavilion -
and Carol found the
statue of Peter Pan beside the lake -
And the rest is
extracurricular activities -
Michelle was distracted by memories evoked by the chance discovery of a postcard from the 80s -
Carol's sewing machine got used for making a jolly bag for her grandson -
and for free-machine embroidery on felt -
Later in the week several in the group met at the pv of City Lit's summer foyer show (till 29 August) -
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| Mags' "Mussel" |
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| My "Trio" (aka "A Smaller Splash") |
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| Janet K's "Workroom Friends" |
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Sue's "Triangulated" - the cutouts make it 3D, in other circumstances,
but got a bit squished here |
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| Michelle's "From Home" collage |
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