The Liverpool Tapestry:
People, Places and Passions
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“
John Lennon I felt had to be included – we got in touch with Yoko
Ono and she kindly gave us permission to use the design featured –
one of Liverpool’s greatest sons, known and loved the world over,
and instantly recognisable from this simple self-portrait.”
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Following an advert in a local paper, four members of my local
branch of the W.I. decided to take part. Stitching has been a
life-long interest following tuition at junior school in all the basic
embroidery stitches.
The inspiration for my tapestry of the ‘Gormley Figures’, was born
from a W.I visit to Crosby Beach on a glorious summers day. The
fluidity of nature, sand, sea, tide and sky combined against the
contrast of the solidity of the immoveable sculptures stretching for
three miles was quite magical. The Port of Liverpool is a wonderful
city changing with the passage of time; the ebb and flow of the
tides vary daily but the ‘Gormley Figures’ present an iconic visual
delight of timelessness that will hopefully remain for many years to
come.
The Liverpool Tapestry itself will make a wonderful tribute to the
city with each individual piece embracing the City of Culture 2008,
and I personally am proud to have been a small part of it.”
Imagine
Designed and stitched by Susie Howard
Another Place
Designed and stitched by Ann Hughes