Yesterday we were visited by textile designer Amanda Woollard who took inspiration from our museum collections for her BA in Surface Design and Textile Innovation. Amanda has created delicate and beautiful pieces that respond to experiences recorded by Mary Frances Heaton.
Mary was a music mistress who was admitted to the West Riding Lunatic Asylum on 16th Sept 1837. She recorded her thoughts and frustrations at her admittance to the asylum as well damning indictments against those in power in beautiful stitched samplers. You can see Mary's original samplers on display at the Mental Health Museum.
http://www.artsthread.com/
Image: 'Mary Frances Heaton Sampler' © Mental Health Museum.
Mary was a music mistress who was admitted to the West Riding Lunatic Asylum on 16th Sept 1837. She recorded her thoughts and frustrations at her admittance to the asylum as well damning indictments against those in power in beautiful stitched samplers. You can see Mary's original samplers on display at the Mental Health Museum.
http://www.artsthread.com/
Image: 'Mary Frances Heaton Sampler' © Mental Health Museum.
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Hi Amanda,
ReplyDeleteI am trying to get High Resolution images of Mary Frances Heaton's work and I was wondering if you could provide me with them. I have contacted the Museum but they claim not to have any. It its for a publication (they are aware and have agreed to let me reproduce them). If you would be so kind to send me the photos you may have taken of her samplers, I would of course credit you accordingly. Please, feel free to get in touch. Best, Victoria