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The Liverpool Tapestry:
People, Places and Passions
“
I joined the Liverpool Tapestry project because I found it a bit
of a challenge. I usually work on a large scale and hadn’t done any
canvas work for years. However, I’ve been stitching for as long as I
can remember, my mother was a professional dressmaker/tailor.
My piece – ‘Trees in Liverpool Parks’ was made to depict the
changing seasons and the way in which our trees herald these. I
walk every day (twice!) with my dogs mainly in Calderstones Park
but sometimes Sefton and Reynolds. My year is punctuated by the
changing seasons and I particularly love the permanent planting of
trees and shrubs but also the annual flowers – it’s ever changing,
healthy and uplifting. We are so blessed in Liverpool to have so
many wonderful open spaces for public use, and they have been
improving every year. 2008 was the start of so many improvements
–
replanting, renovations etc.
I felt the project was a great way of getting the Branch ‘together’.
In addition many new people were encouraged to join in promoting
the Guild and producing some new members. I think we all feel
proud of what has been achieved in the project which certainly put
the Guild on the map as an important player in the Arts scene of
Merseyside.”
Trees of Liverpool Parks
Designed and stitched by Norma Heron