Zest for life I might never have learned about Freya but for a book sale where I stumbled on her autobiography, Traveller’s Prelude 1893-1927. It’s an astonishing document of her experiences up to her mid thirties. Freya Stark had a fascinating life. She was an explorer and wrote more than two dozen travel books about… Continue reading Creative, tough, tenacious – Freya Stark
Category: Women
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
