Gregory is so dear; as a mom to one boy, maybe I'm biased? Oh, I just LOVE these snippets of Crumb's letters...your image of them dangling almost like a pennant flag--I can envision them completely alone, hanging on an art gallery wall! Layers of correspondence, lives intertwined. ♡
Stitching the letters is an amazing task. I love the finished look of the letters on the line. They look like washing, and therefore so out of their usual setting that it adds another aspect to the letters. I think you should string the letters across an old back alley.
It is wonderful that there are so many letters. But I guess an administrator Cromwell had an excellent filing system. Although it is astonishing they were not all destroyed after his death.
As well as getting used to their handwriting you must be fluent in the English they spoke. What an incredible experience to read the letters like a contemporary.
Gregory is so dear; as a mom to one boy, maybe I'm biased? Oh, I just LOVE these snippets of Crumb's letters...your image of them dangling almost like a pennant flag--I can envision them completely alone, hanging on an art gallery wall! Layers of correspondence, lives intertwined. ♡
This is such a beautiful project. I am loving the thought process behind the choices and the way the work is building organically. Wonderful.
You certainly have some interesting musings around these letters. I don't have the temerity to offer advice, but I do enjoy following your thoughts!
Hello, I wrote on Thomas Cromwell's letters. Gregory, Nicholas and Christopher were all with Chekyng in 1538 and 1531, but not in 1533.
So my instincts seem correct, and the letter re-filed in 1533 has been mistakenly moved. Thanks for the note.
I just finished reading Planning the Murder of Anne Boleyn - very interesting indeed. Good to find you on Substack!
Stitching the letters is an amazing task. I love the finished look of the letters on the line. They look like washing, and therefore so out of their usual setting that it adds another aspect to the letters. I think you should string the letters across an old back alley.
It is wonderful that there are so many letters. But I guess an administrator Cromwell had an excellent filing system. Although it is astonishing they were not all destroyed after his death.
As well as getting used to their handwriting you must be fluent in the English they spoke. What an incredible experience to read the letters like a contemporary.