The Paper Garden
Title | The Paper Garden PDF eBook |
Author | Molly Peacock |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Pages | 416 |
Release | 2011-04-12 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 1608195236 |
Traces the life and accomplishments of septuagenarian artist Mary Delany, describing her invention of the art of collage late in life after two heart-breaking marriages, in an account that also evaluates the roles of her relationships with such figures as Jonathan Swift, the Duchess of Portland and King George III. 35,000 first printing.
Paper Garden and Other Stories
Title | Paper Garden and Other Stories PDF eBook |
Author | Jerome Wilson |
Publisher | Kerlak Pub |
Pages | 208 |
Release | 2005-05-01 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 9780966074482 |
Jerome Wilson's collection of short stories follows the tradition of Southern gothic to the finest. Each story celebrates a slice of life, examining the normal family as the dysfunctional unit against the backdrop of the society's "norms".
The Paper Garden
Title | The Paper Garden PDF eBook |
Author | Molly Peacock |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Pages | 351 |
Release | 2011-03-29 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 1608196984 |
Mary Delany was seventy-two years old when she noticed a petal drop from a geranium. In a flash of inspiration, she picked up her scissors and cut out a paper replica of the petal, inventing the art of collage. It was the summer of 1772, in England. During the next ten years she completed nearly a thousand cut-paper botanicals (which she called mosaicks) so accurate that botanists still refer to them. Poet-biographer Molly Peacock uses close-ups of these brilliant collages in The Paper Garden to track the extraordinary life of Delany, friend of Swift, Handel, Hogarth, and even Queen Charlotte and King George III. How did this remarkable role model for late blooming manage it? After a disastrous teenage marriage to a drunken sixty-one-year-old squire, she took control of her own life, pursuing creative projects, spurning suitors, and gaining friends. At forty-three, she married Jonathan Swift's friend Dr. Patrick Delany, and lived in Ireland in a true expression of midlife love. But after twenty-five years and a terrible lawsuit, her husband died. Sent into a netherland of mourning, Mrs. Delany was rescued by her friend, the fabulously wealthy Duchess of Portland. The Duchess introduced Delany to the botanical adventurers of the day and a bonanza of exotic plants from Captain Cook's voyage, which became the inspiration for her art. Peacock herself first saw Mrs. Delany's work more than twenty years before she wrote The Paper Garden, but "like a book you know is too old for you," she put the thought of the old woman away. She went on to marry and cherish the happiness of her own midlife, in a parallel to Mrs. Delany, and by chance rediscovered the mosaicks decades later. This encounter confronted the poet with her own aging and gave her-and her readers-a blueprint for late-life flexibility, creativity, and change.
The Paper Garden
Title | The Paper Garden PDF eBook |
Author | Molly Peacock |
Publisher | Bloomsbury UK |
Pages | 397 |
Release | 2012-05 |
Genre | Artists |
ISBN | 9781408829387 |
Mary Delany was seventy-two years old when she noticed a petal drop from a geranium. In a flash of inspiration, she picked up her scissors and cut out a paper replica of the petal, inventing the art of collage. It was the summer of 1772, in England. During the next ten years she completed nearly a thousand cut-paper botanicals (which she called mosaicks) so accurate that botanists still refer to them. Poet-biographer Molly Peacock uses close-ups of these brilliant collages in The Paper Garden to track the extraordinary life of Delany, friend of Swift, Handel, Hogarth, and even Queen Charlotte and King George III. How did this remarkable role model for late blooming manage it? After a disastrous teenage marriage to a drunken sixty-one-year-old squire, she took control of her own life, pursuing creative projects, spurning suitors and gaining friends. At forty-three, she married Jonathan Swift's friend Dr. Patrick Delany, and lived in Ireland in a true expression of midlife love. But after twenty-five years and a terrible lawsuit, her husband died. Sent into a netherland of mourning, Mrs Delany was rescued by her friend, the fabulously wealthy Duchess of Portland. The Duchess introduced Delany to the botanical adventurers of the day and a bonanza of exotic plants from Captain Cook's voyage, which became the inspiration for her art. Peacock herself first saw Mrs Delany's work more than twenty years before she wrote The Paper Garden, but 'like a book you know is too old for you', she put the thought of the old woman away. She went on to marry and cherish the happiness of her own midlife, in a parallel to Mrs. Delany, and by chance rediscovered the mosaicks decades later. This encounter confronted the poet with her own aging and gave her-and her readers-a blueprint for late-life flexibility, creativity, and change.
The Paper Garden
Title | The Paper Garden PDF eBook |
Author | Susan Tierney Cockburn |
Publisher | |
Pages | 24 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Paper flowers |
ISBN |
Paper Garden
Title | Paper Garden PDF eBook |
Author | Grabowski Gallery (London) |
Publisher | |
Pages | 4 |
Release | |
Genre | |
ISBN |
Paper Garden: Bonsai
Title | Paper Garden: Bonsai PDF eBook |
Author | Amy Spungen |
Publisher | becker&mayer! Books |
Pages | 49 |
Release | 2019-03-26 |
Genre | Crafts & Hobbies |
ISBN | 0760364060 |
Don’t have a green thumb or infinite patience, but still love the intricacy and grace of tiny bonsai trees? This kit is for you! Create four paper models while learning about the history and tradition of bonsai. The fully-illustrated instruction book guides you through the construction of each bonsai model—one for each of the four seasons. The models are fully illustrated, laser cut, heavy duty card stock. These minuscule masterpieces make a great addition to any office or home décor. The four models included are: Spring—cherry blossom tree Summer—orange tree Fall—red maple tree Winter—Podocarpus tree