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By the Pricking of my Thumbs

By Gillian Widden 2015

Dimensions
35 x 51 x 51

Calyx and stalk of Dipsacus sativus (the Fullers Teasel), threaded on to wire and coiled. Dyed black using Indian ink Gather-ing Commission for Somerset Art Works and the Somerset National Trust for site specific work at Stoke Sub Hamdon Priory, Somerset. Curated by Craftspace.
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Seated to the Root 1&2

Seated to the Root 2

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