Photos from Garlands Exhibition

Maidens’ Garlands

From the hazel sapling

Of springy wood

Your honour is hung

From your torn skirt

Woven trinkets

Mark the death of virgins

Fair Ophelia, children

These sashes were given

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 Oh, give the young colour

Bind them with threads

For when was a girl

Not worthy of a ribbon?

Lucy Antwis June 2009

 Colours and samples that were on the original ribbons on the garlands

 Samples, patterns of clothing at the time

 I love this jacket! would wear it myself

 Modern replications of the original ribbons

 My recontruction and interpretation of the garlands that hang in the church

 The queen in Hamlet, talking of Ophelia plunging to her death while trying to grab for the flowers for her very own garland. Many think for this very reason she had gone mad and taken her own life.

 John Waterhouse, Millias, Rossetti......

 My hanging with the paper glove that traditionally hung down the middle, usually with the girls name and date of birth who had died. Mine had an excerpt from my poem stitched onto it.

Sketch of an original garland

The exhibition is still running until the 17th October

A Display concerning the

Maiden's Garlands                        

Old St Stephen’s Church           

Robin Hoods Bay

8^th-17^th October, 10-4pm.

Also: FLHG Talk by Rosie Morris

at Wibury, Fri 15^th, 7.30pm

Details ph 07874053289