An exhibition tribute to the women who have dusted and polished, and arranged the flowers, for the past 800 years
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All Saints, Burmarsh, a Saxon church on Romney Marsh, Kent. Dear Ladies of the Church was part of Art in Romney Marsh 2011.
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Installation in the church porch by Heather Deedman, fresh flowers were arranged in the vases each week, photo: Claire Hazelton
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Flower painting with fairies and goblins (connecting to the gargoyle over the church door), by Katherine Reekie, photo: Claire Hazelton
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Dust sculpture by Paul Hazelton, the figure, facing the altar, prays or cleans, or perhaps does both, photo: Claire Hazelton
Artists: Heather Deedman, Paul Hazelton, Katherine Reekie
A visitor wrote in the comments book:
I love all the works and how they work in this beautiful church. Everything brings contemporary understanding to old traditions with wit, love and respect.
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A handwritten letter to the ladies of the church, past and present, also served as an exhibition guide.