It's spring at last! The bluebells have finally appeared this morning and I saw a rabbit running across the road on the way to the studio. What good timing then, to launch the latest creation from our resident artist Lucy May Schofield.
Make Your Own White Rabbit (£12.50 each) is a signed artists' multiple, inspired by a 1940's war-time toy pattern and Lucy May's strong desire to be able to sew well. Each 'kit' is hand printed onto cotton which you can then cut out and sew together to create your own litter of rabbits to sit around the house or simply frame the uncut pattern as you might do a print.
Lucy May Schofield says of her work:
"The creation of these rabbits was a slow, meditative process. In contrast to the speed of modern life, they each took an age to complete. The first ones were made with frantic haste, in fear of my inability to sew. They seemed to be the antithesis to the relaxed, cathartic past time for which they had been designed in the 1940's. The sewing skills inherent in past generations of women had somehow passed me by. Through perseverance, nine rabbits were born (an average litter) with a little more enjoyment every time. I became addicted to the process of their production, sewing on trains, buses and by moonlight. By rabbit number five I was hypnotised by the repetition, which removed and excused me from everyday activities, transfixed and delighted with each new edition to my brood. My changing state of mind is depicted in the different choices of eyes to choose from"
Signed Limited edition (second edition) of 120
£12.50 each - Available from Lucy May Schofield's Cabinet
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