In my previous post I mentioned the adaptation of Keats’ Lamia on BBC Radio 4. The broadcast can be purchased and downloaded from AudioGo. Thank you Cathy Baker for sharing the link with me! I downloaded and listened to it and it is a beautiful reading and a perfect way to start my morning.
I just discovered that in January there was an adaptation of Keats’ Lamia on BBC Radio 4. I’m sorry that I missed that. Lamia is one of my favorite works, here are two passages I enjoy the most. (You can read the complete poem here) Lamia has vivid imagery: “She was a gordian shape of … Read more
The birth of the Pre-Raphaelite Sisterhood T Shirt has been exciting and now they are making their way to new homes! Thank you to these lovely friends who have been kind enough to post pictures of themselves, resplendent in their Pre-Raphaelite threads: Raine Szramski Valerie Meachum Verity Holloway Michaela McAndrew Artist Betina Fink wears her … Read more
Matthew Cain, Culture Editor at Channel 4, delivers a wonderful and thought provoking piece on Emma Thompson’s new movie Effie and the possibility that it may renew interest in Pre-Raphaelite art. He says,“In 2012, we’re so familiar with the work of the Pre-Raphaelites that it’s easy to forget just how radical and revolutionary they were. … Read more
Kris Lundberg of the Shakespeare’s Sister Company has just blown me away. I literally have lovely, grateful tears in my eyes as I write this. She has created a wonderful video in which she introduces the world to the Pre-Raphaelite Sisterhood T Shirt and to the legacy of Elizabeth Siddal. Thank you so much, Kris! This … Read more
I love this. Via the Pre-Raphaelite Sisterhood Facebook page, Rosemary Aquilina shared her brilliant discovery of a coloring book version of Dante Gabriel Rossetti’s La Ghirlandata: Rosemary says “I spotted La Ghirlandata in my little sister’s coloring book! I was flipping through many pages of this:” “when THIS stopped me in my tracks!” It is … Read more
I am grateful for the positive response to the Pre-Raphaelite Sisterhood T Shirts. And I have to admit, I was a bit nervous when I first added them to the site but immediately received such lovely comments and emails and I thank you for that. I have to be honest, if you purchase a shirt … Read more
Apparently I can not resist their lure and mermaids have become my theme of the week. Previously I shared that I had read Undine, which prompted a post of Undine images by artists Waterhouse and Rackham and yesterday’s post featuring mermaid images by Burne-Jones and Waterhouse. I was browsing through a book about Waterhouse this … Read more
Last week, I posted about reading the classic fairy tale Undine, in which a water spirit marries a human in order to gain a soul. If you seek the enchantments of water-women, then a dose of Burne-Jones is in order: The Sea-Nymph: One of the most haunting images I’ve ever seen, The Depths of the … Read more