winter stayed late
Text is printed onto handmade cotton paper and caringly pinned onto each felted wool, blanket-like page. The narrative humbly describes the hopeful expectation of a new baby with the coming spring. As the tiny blanket pages turn, so does the text. Seemingly emotionless words describe a sudden miscarriage and the need for wool for the burial of the baby. The repeated text on each page “winter came early and stayed late” signifies the monotony of a long winter that pushes on unknowingly and without care. The few words demonstrate the quietness that surrounds miscarriage still today and the mother’s silent pain as she is left to mourn alone.
Hand felted wool is the primary material in this book, referencing the Burial in Woollen Acts 1666 – 1680 of the Parliament of England.
Hand felted wool, raw Icelandic locks, inkjet printed handmade cotton paper, pins, hemp twine, marionette stab binding. 11" x 14" x 2". Unique handmade book, 2014
Hand felted wool is the primary material in this book, referencing the Burial in Woollen Acts 1666 – 1680 of the Parliament of England.
Hand felted wool, raw Icelandic locks, inkjet printed handmade cotton paper, pins, hemp twine, marionette stab binding. 11" x 14" x 2". Unique handmade book, 2014
