Uploaded October 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
Join us as we explore how art and craft inform the way we can write and tell stories in a more tactile way.
Lorina Bulwer was a Victorian woman who spent her time in the Great Yarmouth workhouse embroidering angry letters to the world. Ruth Battersby Tooke, Curator of Costume and Textile at Norfolk Museums, will give an illustrated introduction to Lorina, whose samplers remain an inspiration today.
Then, three writers from around the world – Jennifer Anne Champion in Singapore, Mariko Nagai in Tokyo and Sally-Anne Lomas in Norwich – will talk about their encounter with Lorina Bulwer’s embroidery and where it has led them in their own literary work. Their discussion will be chaired by historical fiction novelist Sarah Bower.
This event was curated with Jennifer Anne Champion as part of her virtual residency with NCW, generously supported by the National Arts Council of Singapore. We are also grateful to the Norfolk Museums Service for their support of this event.
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Join us as we explore how art and craft inform the way we can write and tell stories in a more tactile way.
Lorina Bulwer was a Victorian woman who spent her time in the Great Yarmouth workhouse embroidering angry letters to the world. Ruth Battersby Tooke, Curator of Costume and Textile at Norfolk Museums, will give an illustrated introduction to Lorina, whose samplers remain an inspiration today.
Then, three writers from around the world – Jennifer Anne Champion in Singapore, Mariko Nagai in Tokyo and Sally-Anne Lomas in Norwich – will talk about their encounter with Lorina Bulwer’s embroidery and where it has led them in their own literary work. Their discussion will be chaired by historical fiction novelist Sarah Bower.
This event was curated with Jennifer Anne Champion as part of her virtual residency with NCW, generously supported by the National Arts Council of Singapore. We are also grateful to the Norfolk Museums Service for their support of this event.
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Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/WritersCentre
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