Guinevere (T76)

Catalogue Record

Collection

Maker

Pamela Woodhead

Title

Guinevere

Made in

Nottingham

Date

1984

Description

Veil made of unsupported lurex metallic yarns with multicoloured squares of weaving.

Materials and techniques

Unsupported Lurex metallic yarns woven on handframes, spaced one double thread per centimetre. Intersecting threads bonded with pigmented resins, to form 'beads'. All frames and 'pens' to apply the resin are purpose designed and made.

Dimensions

length:  89cm
width:  99cm

Object number

T76

Category

Maker's statement

1985: This veil was amongst my first commissions on leaving the RCA in 1980 and used in John Boorman's film "Excaliber" released in 1982. This publicity has led to many commissions in this country and abroad.