Saltaire's Advent Windows #4
Here are two windows inspired by books. The first book is Jackie Morris's 'The Unwinding and other Dreamings'; not one I'm familiar with but it's a beautiful window and, no doubt, a lovely book. Jackie Morris, writer and illustrator, is perhaps more famous for the book 'The Lost Words', a collaboration with Robert McFarlane. It illustrated words like bluebell, conker, heron, acorn and kingfisher that were culled from the Oxford University Press Junior Dictionary to make room for more 'modern', urban words.
(See, our Advent Windows are an education as well!)
The second literary offering is more commonly associated with Christmas, being a depiction of 'The Snowman' by Raymond Briggs, made even more famous by the animated film that now gets reliably trotted out on TV at some point over the Christmas break.
Both are good ones but I must admit I don't know the books.
ReplyDeleteHaven't heard of either of the books, but I like that second window.
ReplyDeleteThese are always so lovely!
ReplyDeleteI'm a big Jackie Morris fan, though I haven't any of her books, just a fairy story, and a big collection of post cards with images from her books. I share them at this time of year by cutting them up (sacrilege!) and using them for tags on gifts. Last year I gave a whole card to people, but they couldn't find their names as I made them small so they could see the writing that came with the card. I've never seen "The Snowman."
ReplyDeleteI love seeing the Saltaire windows every year. They just get better and better.
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