#barbara walker

Excellent blog found by @yamayuandadu! This extensive article tackles the persistence of the Mother Goddess "myth," a topic somewhat frequently touched on here either through Strange Journey or Barbara Walker's Woman's Encyclopedia.

She was one of my foundational influences, and my knitting would not be the same without her work.

As extreme as it is for some (including me), do remember Morgan and Merlin are called gods in the Vulgate narrative. That said, they're both called that to highlight their "unchristianess" and "exoticness" to a medieval audience and isn't supposed to be taken seriously - there is no hard evidence of any association with any confirmed deities nor any real historical religious movements surrounding those two (despite the efforts of some scholars).

Husband wants to know if I changed the yarn just because he & Therin thought the 1st version, on the left, was too yellow in some light. Yes, of course. If I ask your opinion it's because I value it. There's a good chance changes will result.

Barbara Walker - Self Portrait

graphite on embossed paper, 2020

primetime emmy award nominee for outstanding lead actress in a limited series or movie

Barbara Walker MBE RA is a British artist who lives and works in Birmingham. The art historian Eddie Chambers calls her "one of the most talented, productive and committed artists of her generation". She is known for colossal figurative drawings and paintings, often drawn directly onto the walls of the gallery, that frequently explore themes of documentation and recording, and erasure. Walker describes her work as social reflective practice intended to address misunderstandings and stereotypes about the African-Caribbean community in Britain. via Wikipedia