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The Liverpool Tapestry:
People, Places and Passions
“
A chance reading of an article in the Echo inspired me to make
this piece of the Tapestry. It involved three streets in the Granby
area, Cairns, Jermyn and Beaconfields. The story was about a
group of ladies with plenty of ‘get up and go’. They took it upon
themselves to improve their environment by planting up anything
that would hold soil – trailers, tyres, old chests of drawers, coat
stands with hanging baskets – nothing was safe! After that, they
then moved on to painting some of the boarded up houses. The
famous Liverpool humour came through here, when they even
painted curtains complete with tassels on the window areas.
After I completed this piece, I contacted the instigator of this task,
Eleanor Lee, and we have now met – it’s surprising where things
lead. I was so impressed with their positivity and energy, and I feel
that of all the pictures I’ve made, this, more than any, deserves a
place in my contribution to the project.”
“
A world-famous scene, and deservedly so. For many including
uncles of mine, it would be the last sight of home for them
as seafarers embarking on trips which sometimes lasted for 18
months or more. Those Liver birds would surely frighten off any
invaders!”
Granby’s Eden
Designed and stitched by Patricia Green
Liverpool Waterfront
Designed and stitched by Patricia Green