FEATHER PICTURES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22619, 6 January 1937, Page 3

FEATHER PICTURES

WOMEN'S ARTS AND CRAFTS The Englishwoman Exhibition of Arts and Crafts, o]>ened recently at the Central Hall. Westminster, London, by the Duchess of Gloucester, shows an extremely high standard of work this year, writes ail overseas art critic I was interested particularly in Miss Salisbury's flower pictures. Tbev are made entirely from birds' feathers, which she mounts with infinite patience. Under her skilled lingers the feathers ol" pheasants become wallflowers, white pigeons, blue jays and amethyst starlings make pansies, and green parrots' feathers, bright foliage. inspiration came to her from studying a Chinese feathered screen. Xear Miss Salisbury's stall 1 noticed a beadmaker's decorative necklaces that had anti-rheumatic properties —each string includes nutmegs. Mrs. White, of Manaccan, Cornwall, is known as one of Britain's finest lacquer workers, and now she reproduces early Victorian lacquer pieces inset with shimmering mother of pearl. An exhibitor living near Broadway, Worcestershire, has created a village industry of a practical character. She makes rug-skirts for motorists, travellers and invalids that are fastened round the waist closely and oiler warmth and snugness without the disadvantages of the formal, heavy rug.