"I pray thee, gentle mortal, sing again" - Titania. A Midsummer Night's Dream, by William Shakespeare.
Molly was inspired by the William Blake's Oberon, Titania and Puck with Fairies Dancing (c 1786). This hand stitched wall hanging renders the dancing figure of Titania in needleturn applique, known for its hidden stitches.
Most fabrics are recycled or offcuts from other projects, to ensure a sustainability conscious approach. Molly used a mix of natural dyes, including black beans, turmeric and madder, and synthetic dyes to achieve dynamic variation in colour.
This hanging has small loops of cord, stitched on the rear, for easy hanging.
Original, one-of-a-kind work.
Needleturn applique wall hanging.
Circa 45 x 41cm
About the maker: Molly Lester
Molly’s practice is centralised around the process of myth making and the interpretation and interrelation of history through the objects we leave behind. Through curating archives or assemblages of quilts, ceramic vessels and organic matter Molly weaves fictional histories which playfully blur the lines between the real and the imagined.
