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Books > Arts & Architecture > Art forms, treatments & subjects > Art treatments & subjects > Iconography, subjects depicted in art > Nature in art, still life, landscapes & seascapes
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Glen E. Friedman
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'There is a certain feeling - standing between rows of richly dyed
blue cloth - that you are within an enclave of protection, that
within this ocean you can feel calm; a separation from the outside
world.' One summer, a mother and daughter are reunited in the small
village of Betws Gwerful Goch in North Wales following the death of
a father and grandfather. Ellie returned from studying at
university, while Jeanette had been studying the art of indigo
dyeing in Japan. In this lyrical memoir, Ellie Evelyn Orrell
transports readers to their hillside garden, reflecting on a summer
spent learning to work with indigo, and witnessing the power of
creativity in moments of mourning and recovery. In it, she weaves
together stories of resettling in a once-familiar landscape; the
healing powers of art; the historical, mythological and present day
properties of indigo; and the presence of this indelible colour
within the Welsh landscape. An Indigo Summer is an absorbing
mediation on art, rural life and roots, grief, creativity and the
artistic process.
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