“Pursed up and Fangled”
Bags for Shakespeare’s Heroines and other female characters
The delightful title for this joint exhibition comes directly from two Shakespearian plays –
Enobarbus, commenting on Cleopatra’s beauty to his fellow officers, says that she “Pursed up” Anthony’s heart on the river of Cydnus…
“Fangled” is a word meaning love of “finery”, which is used by Posthumus Leonatus in “Cymbeline” when he describes how the world loves fashionable garments- thus in present day parlance, not much change there then!
A collaboration between Textile Artists Jenny Head and
Bags for Shakespeare’s Heroines and other female characters
The delightful title for this joint exhibition comes directly from two Shakespearian plays –
Enobarbus, commenting on Cleopatra’s beauty to his fellow officers, says that she “Pursed up” Anthony’s heart on the river of Cydnus…
“Fangled” is a word meaning love of “finery”, which is used by Posthumus Leonatus in “Cymbeline” when he describes how the world loves fashionable garments- thus in present day parlance, not much change there then!
A collaboration between Textile Artists Jenny Head and
Ann Rogers,
the work showcases a wide variety of techniques including machine embroidery, hand stitching, felting, lacework and elaborate embellishment, which are then translated into wearable textiles, bags, cushions and fans.
The inspiration for this unusual collection stems from a love of literature- and a favourite saying amongst Welsh women on hearing of the treatment of their sisters by an offending male – “Why diden’ you ‘ittim with you-er ambarg then?” thus giving rise to the question, which of Shakespeare’s heroines may have followed this most commendable course of action...?
the work showcases a wide variety of techniques including machine embroidery, hand stitching, felting, lacework and elaborate embellishment, which are then translated into wearable textiles, bags, cushions and fans.
The inspiration for this unusual collection stems from a love of literature- and a favourite saying amongst Welsh women on hearing of the treatment of their sisters by an offending male – “Why diden’ you ‘ittim with you-er ambarg then?” thus giving rise to the question, which of Shakespeare’s heroines may have followed this most commendable course of action...?
The Exhibition is open till July 17th, 10am – 5pm daily
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R.B.
