by Clair Aldington | Aug 16, 2016 | Clair Aldington
Labyrinths fascinate me. To the purist, labyrinths are different from mazes. Mazes have multi-paths within them and dead ends, which can create fear, frustration and confusion, a bit like being lost without a map. Labyrinths, on the other hand, have one pathway, and...
by Clair Aldington | Aug 12, 2016 | Clair Aldington
On special occasions, my mother and my Gran served cakes and biscuits on doilys. I discovered an unopened packet of these spectacular gold doilys in one of Gran’s kitchen drawers; one of those drawers stuffed full of everything imaginable, and unimaginable. It...
by Clair Aldington | Aug 11, 2016 | Clair Aldington
On 9 February 2010, I wrote identical letters to my mother and to my gran and sent them each a tin box containing objects and questions that I asked them to respond to. I planned to create a body of work inspired by their answers, continued conversations and further...
