Astrid Lewis, ‘Great Grandmothers’
My theme and inspiration are the fortitude, inventiveness and creativity in adversity of my female ancestors, particularly my maternal great-grandmother. At difficult times in my life I have drawn on tales of how she coped, and they seemed more relevant than ever in this difficult period of lockdown during a global pandemic. As she made textiles and clothing, I have drawn on the skills of recycling, mending and stitching that she would have used.
