Barbara Lawler
Ravelery username - Newform
Middle-earth Milly from Moseley Bog
Moseley Bog is part of my local landscape that
inspired Tolkien to create Middle-earth. In 1982 it provided the inspiration
for my final degree show. This was the start of my freeform passion and so it
seemed appropriate to use it as my design inspiration, some 32 years later, for
this challenge.
Milly
magically started to appear when her eyes emerged, imitating the wounds left on
a tree when a branch has been removed. She continued to grow into her character
with the addition of her branches, bark and ivy decoration. In retrospect, the
extensive use of freeform cables that provided her richly textured surface seems
to be an evolution of my project for the UK Freeformers Christmas Challenge
(2013).
Milly
was not just created for this challenge, she is more than that. She both represents
and has her roots in my freeform journey of over 32 years.
Project Page (containing additional
notes and original photographs.)
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