My last post about Mary Delany has made me think about creativity in general and creative block in particular. It appears that Mary, during the dark years of her first marriage, didn’t completely abandon her creativity. When she was forced to nurse and read to her ailing husband, she continued to sew and paint, if… Continue reading The Creative Journey
Month: May 2021
Art meets craft meets science ca. 1770’s – Meet Mary Delany
Life can be hard Transport yourself back to England, early 1700’s. You’re growing up in a fairly well-off family and getting an education, which was huge then. You’re bright – a natural with needlework, scissor work and painting. There’s an expectation that you will become a ‘maid of honour’ in the royal household…. but the… Continue reading Art meets craft meets science ca. 1770’s – Meet Mary Delany