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Felt cloak made for watching the stars
By
Claire Barber
2001
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In the summer of 2001 I took part in the third of a series of residencies on Bardsey Island in collaboration with the Bardsey Island Trust supported with funds from Oriel Mostyn, Llandudno. I arrived at a significant moment in the island’s cultural history. The last of the flock of Welsh sheep, resident for hundreds of years were leaving the island and I acted quickly to retain some of their fleece. Renowned for being the burial ground for 20,000 saints, I paid homage to the sacred ground by centring most of my felted work upon the notion of ‘treading softly’.
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