The final leg of the Travelling Book journey and the theme is Fairy Tales. As you might expect with 5 very talented embroiderers' going before me, the task of finding some fresh inspiration is becoming more difficult.
Instead of looking at traditional fairy tales I have chosen to study something in the more recent past: Artist, Suzanne Langston-Jones collaborated with Clare Phillips to create the story of Princess su su which was told through the work of Suzanne and ten invited artists. The exhibition toured the country in 2002 and was covered by Embroidery Magazine that year (Volume 53).
Princess su su did not look like a 'real' princess - she did not have long blonde hair and blushing cheeks, a golden crown or a velvet gown. Her hair was short and brown with bits of grey. Although she lived in a castle quite hapily, it was not her castle. The family who lived in the castle did not notice Princess su su because she lived in the wallpapers covering its tall rooms.
My friend Claire Hignett, first told me about Princess su su when I was researching stories for my HNC final show at Bradford College in 2009. Claire came to my rescue again and has sent me copies of the show catalogue which took the form of a beautiful fan.
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