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A number of
works by Lois Cordelia will be
featured as part of the
13th Ipswich Scout
Group
Art Exhibition and
Sale
Opening times:
Saturday 24th November
10am-6pm
Sunday 25th November
10am-1pm
at the 13th
Ipswich Scout HQ,
The Drift, Rushmere Road,
Ipswich IP4 4JX
Admission: 50p
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PREVIOUS
EXHIBITIONS & EVENTS
A
number of silhouette paper-cut works
by Lois Cordelia were featured as
part of
Anglia
Art Exhibition
at Brandeston
Hall,
Brandeston, Woodbridge, Suffolk
IP13 7AH
Saturday 27th and Sunday
28th October 2012
---
A
number of portraits of Reggae
Musicians by Lois Cordelia
were displayed at Ipswich County
Library,
as part of celebrations for World
Music Day
and African
History Month
October 2012
---
A number of
works by Lois Cordelia were
featured as part of the
DORKING GROUP OF
ARTISTS (DGA)
ANNUAL EXHIBITION
at Denbies Wine
Estate, London Road, Dorking RH5
6AA, Surrey
Open to the Public:
Friday
5th and Saturday 6th October -
10am - 5.15pm
Sunday 7th
October - 10am - 4pm
Comments from visitors:
"Each year I look for
your paper-cuts first!
They are beautiful and so
skilful. Congratulations."
"I think your work is
absolutely beautiful and I'm going
to use inspiration
from your paintings for parts
of my GCSE coursework this year."
"My daughter's face lit up when
she saw 'The Lion Aslan'."
"Here's someone very brave
who doesn't mind being watched
while painting!"
Lois Cordelia also presented live
painting demonstrations throughout the
exhibition
---
A number of pieces by Lois Cordelia were
featured as part of
Suffolk
Art
Wednesday 5th July -
Saturday 25th August 2012
at the
Ipswich Tourist Information Centre
St Stephen's Church, St Stephen's Lane,
Ipswich
---
Lois Cordelia presented
Open Studio
Weekends
as part of Surrey
Artist Open Studios:
June - July 2012
Also throughout the year by
appointment only.
Telephone: 01306 885375 / 07949
042115
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A number of works by Lois Cordelia were
featured as part of the
Royal
Russell School Exhibition
Saturday
30th June 2012
at
Royal
Russell School, Coombe Lane, Croydon
Surrey CR0 5RF
In support of the Fashion & Textile
Children’s Trust and The 1853 Society
---
A number of works by Lois
Cordelia were displayed during the
Seebohm
Family Reunion,
Das
Wohlfuehl und Tagungshotel, Camp
Reinsehlen,
near Schneverdingen, Lueneburg Heath,
Germany
26th May - 28th May 2012
---
Lois Cordelia
will perform an evening presentation and
demonstration of her Silhouette
Paper-cut Art at a meeting
of the Felixstowe Art Group, Tuesday
10th April 2012. N.B. Private Meeting
for F.A.G. Members only. Members should
come prepared to see an incredible
performance that will inspire. The
difference between sitting at a desk
and learning art and actually
experiencing it is huge. Whether you are
at a demonstration or looking to
purchase art for your adjustable
height desk, there is always
something to learn and live about art.
---
Lois Cordelia exhibited a number
of pieces at
Betchworth
Village Hall
Betchworth,
Surrey
as part of the Dorking
Group of Artists
Spring exhibition:
Saturday 5th - Monday
7th May
---
A triptych silhouette by Lois Cordelia
was featured as part of
"The
Body Sublime"
art exhibition
at the Parlour
Gallery,
168 Queens
Crescent, London NW5 4DS
27th
February - 3rd March
2012.
---
Lois Cordelia performed an evening
presentation and demonstration of her
Silhouette Paper-cut Art at a meeting of
the "Dotty About Cards" Group, Tuesday
14th February 2012.
Here are some of the stunning designs
produced by members of Dotty About
Cards,
as part of our paper-cut art workshop:
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Loïs
Cordelia exhibited at
The Vine
Church, Eye, Suffolk.
Fri 2nd
Dec 6-9pm and Sat 3rd Dec 10-2pm
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Lois Cordelia performed an evening
presentation and demonstration of her
Silhouette Paper-cut Art at a meeting of
the Orwell Art Club, Thursday 20th
October 2011.
---
A number of
works by Loïs Cordelia were
featured as part of
"Mixed
Media", an exhibition by Suffolk Open
Studios Artists
Venue:
Kesgrave Arts,
83 Main Road, Kesgrave IP5 1AF
Tel. 01473 333553
Private View: 7th September 2011,
7pm-9pm
Exhibition: 8th September to 10th
October, daily 10am-5pm (Closed Sun/Mon)
Photograph by John Buelow-Osborne.
September 2011
---
A number of silhouette
paper-cuts by Lois Cordelia were
featured as part of
SUFFOLK
ART
at
the Ipswich
Tourist Information Centre,
St Stephen's Church, Ipswich
Monday 1st - Saturday
27th August 2011.
---
The silhouette paper-cut "Metamorphosis
in Gold" by Lois
Cordelia
were exhibited at the
Jubiläumsausstellung (Jubilee
Exhibition)
marking 25 years of Scherenschnitt
Schweiz
Galerie Stadthaus, Unterseen,
Switzerland
13th
August - 4th September 2011
Private
View: 13th August
---
A selection of paintings by
Lois Cordelia were featured as part of
Master
of Art Summer Exhibition 2011
Thursday
25th - Sunday 28th August 2011,
10am-5pm daily
at the Forum
2 Millennium
Plain, Bethel Street, Norwich. NR2 1TF
(Above and
Below): Live painting demonstration at
the Forum, Norwich, 25th August 2011.
The lion portrait took 1 hour to
complete. Photographs by Erika
Buelow-Osborne, August 2011.
"Your work is terrific Lois! Excellent
detail yet not sterile in any way.
Lovely!"
"Magical!"
"OMG!! Just one hour?? You are just so
amazing Lois!! Hats Off!!"
(Above and
below) The exhibition expands as it
goes...!
Photography by
John Ray Duncanson. August 2011
Photograph by
Cyril Bush. August 2011. Used with kind
permission.
Photograph by
Amy Elizabeth Diamond. August 2011.
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The silhouette paper-cut "The
Sunrise" by Lois
Cordelia was featured as part of
SILENT
ART AUCTION
Exhibition
of Donated Artworks
at the Forum
2 Millennium
Plain, Bethel Street, Norwich. NR2 1TF
Thursday 1st - Saturday 3rd September
2011
A unique collection of over 40 works
donated by artists and galleries to
raise funds to build an Orphans' and
Vulnerable Children's Centre in Lusaka,
Zambia.
In aid of INTO Giving
---
Winged
Flames
Exhibition
& Sale of Silhouette Paper-cuts
& Paintings by Loïs Cordelia
(as part of the Debenham Arts Festival)
Thursday 21st - Sunday 24th July 2011
Daily 10.30am - 5.00pm
Dove
Cottage, 39 High Street, Debenham
Suffolk IP14 6QN
Photograph by Amy Elizabeth Diamond.
July 2011.
Above: Lois demonstrates her
paper-cutting technique. Debenham,
Suffolk UK. July 2011.
Photograph by Chris Valentine. 2011.
"Absolute perfection! Fantastic
workmanship. Thanks for coming to
Debenham."
"Amazing designs as always. I love the
movement and flow of the figures - so
elegant!"
"Your artistic skills dedication, and
enjoyment are quite evident. Superb!"
---
The portrait "Word, Sound and
Power" by Lois Cordelia was featured as
part of the exhibition
"Dazed
and Refused"
An
Exhibition of paintings Refused from
Entry to the BP National Portrait
Exhibition 2011
Exhibition
dates: 16
Jun-10 Jul 2011;
Private View: Thurs 16 Jun, 7-11pm
Venue: HURWUNDEKI,
299 Railway Arches, Cambridge Heath
Road, London E2 9HA
Further details: www.dazedandrefused.com
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Open
Studio Weekends
(as
part of Suffolk
Open Studios):
Weekends,
June 2011:
Sat 4th, Sun 5th, Sat 11th, Sun 12th,
Sat 18th, Sun 19th, Sat 25th, Sun 26th
11.00am
- 5.00pm
Also
throughout the year, by appointment
2
Heywood Close, IPSWICH IP2 9LG
A chance to see how
the artist works. SOS (Suffolk Open
Studios) members invite you to visit
them in their studios, giving you the opportunity
to see the creative process,
discuss the artist’s
motivation and ask questions. There
will be work in progress, as well as
finished, some of which may be for sale,
though there is no pressure to buy.
"Once again my breath is taken away!"
"I just had to come again. Just as
amazing the second time."
"The
closer you look, the more you see!
What incredible attention to detail."
"You have opened my eyes."
"Breathtaking, phenomenal, amazingly
accomplished."
"A truly fantastic exhibition - think
possibly the best I've ever been to."
"Speaking to the artist brings every
piece to life."
"Excellent
work - a wonderful combination and
contrast.
Also great to meet someone so eloquent
about their work."
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Three silhouette
paper-cuts by Lois Cordelia were
featured as part of
Art
Exhibition and Sale of Paintings
St
Mary's Church, Higham
(near
Colchester, Essex)
(a beautiful 13th
century church on the banks of the River
Stour in the heart of Constable Country)
Fri 17th
June (7.30pm - 9.30pm), Sat 18th June
(9.30am - 7.00pm),
and Sun 19th June (9.30am - 5.00pm)
2011
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Several pieces by Lois
Cordelia were featured as part of
Suffolk
Open Studios Annual Showcase
Exhibition 2011
Blackthorpe
Barn, Rougham
Private
View: Friday 20th May 2011, 6.30pm -
8.30pm
Exhibition open daily 21st to 30th
May, 11am to 5pm.
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Lois Cordelia exhibited and demonstrated
her silhouette paper-cut artwork
at the MS
Society & Sue Ryder Top Crafts
Fayre
Lavenham
Village Hall, Church
Street, Lavenham (near Sudbury)
Suffolk
Saturday
28th and Sunday 29th May 2011, 10am -
4pm
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"Filigrees
of Flame"
Solo
Exhibition of Silhouette Paper-cuts
and Paintings by Lois Cordelia:
Saturday
16th - Thursday 28th April 2011
The Edmund
Gallery, Angel
Hill, Bury St Edmunds IP33 1LS
(adjacent to
the Cathedral).
Comments from visitors to FILIGREES
OF FLAME, April 2011:
"Must see!"
"Celebrating a feast upon one's eyes."
"Super energy."
"Very striking and eye-catching."
---
Three silhouette
paper-cuts by Lois Cordelia were
featured as part of
St Mary's Art Exhibition,
St Mary's Church, Hadleigh,
Suffolk, UK
Friday 29th April - Sunday 8th May 2011
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Silhouette
Paper-cut Demonstration
by
Lois Cordelia (scalpel) and Erika
Bulow-Osborne (scissors)
Lois
Cordelia and her
mother Erika
demonstrated the techniques of
silhouette
paper-cut art,
respectively using scalpel
and scissors
at the Reg
Driver Visitor Centre, Christchurch
Park, Ipswich
IP4 2BX
Friday
8th, Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th
April,
10.00am-4.30pm
(3.30pm on Sunday)
as part of the
inaugural weekend for a new 2 year
historical display to mark
the 250th anniversary (in 2012) of the
birth of Ipswich legend Margaret
Catchpole,
as well as to celebrate the legacy of
the local Cobbold
dynasty.
The silhouette paper-cut and
Scherenschnitt demonstration evoked in
particular the exquisite contributions
to this genre by Elizabeth
Cobbold (née
Knipe, 1764–1824).
On display were two volumes of Elizabeth
Cobbold's scissor-cut paper Valentines,
created 200 years ago.
For more general information about the
longer-term exhibition,
please visit the Cobbold
Family History website:
http://www.cobboldfht.com
Mother and
daughter team Erika Bülow-Osborne
(left) and Loïs Cordelia (right)
jointly perform a live paper-cut art
demonstration at the Reg Driver Visitor
Centre, Christchurch Park, Ipswich, UK.
Erika cuts out using tiny scissors,
while Loïs uses a surgical scalpel.
April 2011. Photograph by Manish
Barapatre. 2011.
Photograph by
Erika Bülow-Osborne. 2011.
Photograph by
Rosemary Woolnough. 2011.
Photograph by
Dave Bulow. 2011.
Photograph by
Dave Bulow. 2011.
Photograph by
Dave Bulow. 2011.
Photograph by
Manish Barapatre. 2011.
Photograph by
Dave Bulow. 2011.
Comments
from visitors to Silhouette
Paper-cut Demonstration, April 2011:
"What wonderful
work - speechless!"
"Stunning to watch both of you in action
producing something so beautiful!"
"Miraculous - what skill and what
patience."
"Fabulous, glad I came - very inspiring,
so intricate and so full of energy!"
"Exquisite
- a window into a fairytale
landscape."
"Es war sehr schoen solch alte Technik
wieder zu sehen. Es hat mich an meine
Schulzeit erinnert."
"Breathtaking - so clever."
"As lovely to look at as I anticipated."
--
A number of paintings
and silhouette paper-cuts by Loïs
Cordelia
inspired by themes of Ethiopia and
Rastafari were shown as part of
Club
Roots
Underground
Empress
Menen Celebration
Deep Roots Reggae and Dub - Royal Sounds
by Roots
Hitek
Music
+ Guests
Tuesday
March 15th - 10.30pm-3.30am
at
Orleans,
259-261 Seven Sisters Rd, Finsbury
Park, London N4 2DD
Queen
Omega
Vibration
:
a night in honour of Empress Menen
Asfaw, Queen Omega, Mother of Iration
with live:
Uwimana, Sista Aisha & Princess Linn
+ music by Sisters of Love (Conscious
radio) & Wombman of Moods (Omega
radio)
---
"Black
Gold"
An Exhibition of Paintings and
Silhouettes by Loïs Cordelia
at OPEN
THE GATE
Cafe
35 Stoke
Newington Rd, Dalston London N16 8BJ
Buses: 67, 76,
149, 243 - Overground: Dalston Kingsland
27th
JANUARY - 10th FEBRUARY
Extended
by popular demand until late Wednesday
9th March
Daily 12 noon to
12 midnight, with special events:
Private
View:
Thursday 27th January,
6pm-9.15pm
Reggae
Unity
Nite:
Saturday
29th January, 6pm-2am
Live
painting demos
on the following dates (more to be
confirmed - please check back for
updates), circa 6-8pm daily:
Thu 27th January, Fri 28th Jan, Sat 29th
Jan (as part of Reggae Unity Nite), Sun
30th Jan, Fri 4th Feb, Sat 5th Feb, Sun
6th Feb (Bob Marley's 66th birthday!),
Mon 7th Feb, Fri 11th Feb, Sat 12th Feb,
Sun 13th Feb, Mon 14th Feb, Wed 16th
Feb, Fri 18th Feb, Sat 19th Feb, Sun 20
Feb, Fri 4th March, Sat 5th March, Sun
6th March.
Photograph by
Dash. 2011
Painting a portrait of Marcia Griffiths,
as part of a live painting demo at Open
the Gate, February 5th 2011. Marcia
Griffiths is best known for her early
hit with Bob Andy, "Young, Gifted and
Black". Later, she was also one of the
"I-Threes", Bob Marley's vocal backing
group, along with Rita Marley and Judy
Mowatt. Photograph
by Erika Buelow-Osborne, 2011.
Photograph by
Samantha Day. 2011
Work in progress
Photograph by Samuele di Giorgio.
February 2011.
Work in progress on a portrait of HIM
Haile Selassie I, as
part of a live painting demo at Open the
Gate cafe, Dalston London. March 2011.
Photograph by Erika Bülow-Osborne.
"Black
Gold"
"Out
of Darkness comes forth Light. Out of
the Black comes forth the Gold.
Light is the Daughter borne of
Darkness."
Loïs
Cordelia's exhibition 'Black Gold' is a
meditation on digging deep into the raw
black living earth of our heritage to
reveal a wealth of gold and richness of
colour. From intricate paper silhouettes
in sharp black definition, painstakingly
cut by hand using a surgical scalpel, to
fast and furiously painted portraits and
landscapes in iridescent gold and
shimmering colours, Loïs' artwork
spans a vast spectrum between precision
and free-flowing energy.
Comments
from visitors to Black
Gold January-March
2011:
"Authentic
roots artist with a universal eye for
beauty in all its forms."
"Amazing! No words to describe the
talent."
"I came, I saw, I am impressed."
"Fabulous! Luminous! Dreamlike! ... Best
exhibition we've ever had here."
"Very close to perfection."
"Amazing! (What else did I expect?!)
Honestly, your work never ceases to
impress."
"Great opportunity to see the artist in
action."
"I think I said 'amazing' about 6 times
when talking to you - but nevertheless -
amazing still."
"A privilege to be amongst such great
artists, legends, past and present -
their spirits can be felt in the room."
"Innovative art representing the golden
age of reggae."
"Lovely to see your work for real - even
better than on the website."
"Amazing colour and deep soul in all
your images. I love your work. Soul
food!"
"The most mesmerizing and
eye-captivating display of intricate
art."
"I nostri auguri per una mostra
eccellente. A me piaciono le silhouette
con molto espressione."
"The portraits are alive with a power,
dignity, strength and nobility that
pulses with warmth and energy, and at
the same time they emit incredible
sensitivity and gentle spirituality."
"I would like to sit here on this comfy
sofa all afternoon just drinking in your
amazing work. Beautiful, soulful and
inspirational work as usual! I shall get
up refreshed and stimulated."
"Eine solch grosse Ausstellung, mit zwei
Verlaengerungen, das ist etwas
Besonderes."
---
Lois Cordelia presented a talk and live
demonstration of her Silhouette
Paper-cut Art at a meeting of the Woodbridge
Art Club
Wednesday March 2nd 2011
---
Lois
Cordelia presented a talk, live
demonstration and workshop of her
Silhouette Paper-cut Art at a meeting of
the Embroiderers'
Guild Suffolk East Branch
Wednesday March 9th 2011
"Absolutely stunning work - I really
love the flowing lines."
"Inspiring
to see some lovely work and have a go
myself."
"Beautiful displays - thank you for a
lovely evening. I shall have another
try at home."
---
Twenty-one
portraits of reggae musicians by
Loïs Cordelia were featured as part
of
Reggae
Unity
Nite
New
Year's Eve and Birthday Special:
16
Hours of Roots Reggae & Dub: 8pm
31st Dec 2010 - 12 Noon 1st January
2011
at
Matzu Bar, 558 Mile End Rd, E3 4PL,
London
DJ
Mighty Laous + Guests
Above:
Top line (left to right): Johnny
Clarke,
Burning
Spear,
Bunny
Wailer,
Bob
Marley,
Ras
Shiloh
Bottom line (left to right): Bob Marley,
Garnett
Silk,
Ziggy
Marley,
Lucky
Dube,
Judy
Mowatt,
Buju
Banton
Above: Top line (left
to right): Burning
Spear,
Bunny
Wailer,
Bob
Marley,
Ras
Shiloh
Bottom line (left to right): Ziggy
Marley,
Lucky
Dube,
Judy
Mowatt,
Buju
Banton,
Mikey
Dread
Above:
Top line (left to right): Ras
Shiloh,
Gregory
Isaacs,
Black
Uhuru
Bottom line (left to right): Judy Mowatt,
Buju
Banton,
Mikey
Dread,
Rita
Marley,
Peter
Tosh,
Max
Romeo
Work in progress
during Lois' 10 hour long exhibition at
the Mile End Matsu Bar, London, as part
of New Year's Eve "Reggae Unity Nite"
Special, 31st December 2010 - 1st
January 2011. Lois completed four
further portraits within about six
hours, working mostly by candlelight!
Photograph
(above) by Anna. 2011
Above: Portraits of Peter Tosh
(top) and Bob Marley
(bottom), each painted in little more
than an hour.
Below: Lois works on a
portrait based on an early photograph of
Burning
Spear.
Photograph by
John Ray Duncan. 2011
Above: Lois adds a
rapidly painted background to a fourth
portrait: Bob Marley
Photograph by
John Ray Duncan. 2011
"The
only thing I can say is its flawless,
commendable work. You are an artist
next to perfection. A true
inspiration. ... Pass on the positive
vibes...! :)"
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A number of
silhouette paper-cuts and paintings by
Lois Cordelia will be on display at the
new Townhouse
Restaurant,
4a Orwell
Place, Ipswich IP4 1BB,
from Tuesday 26th October 2010.
opening times:
Tuesday - Sunday : 11am until 11pm
Lunch: 11.30am until 2:30pm - Dinner:
5.30pm until 10:00pm
---
A
series of portraits
by Lois Cordelia, inspired by Rastafari
and Roots Reggae,
were shown as part of
"Deep
Roots",
presented by Djolof
Roots
Sound
(BinghyMan & Friends), a night of
conscious roots reggae, dub and African
drumming, Sunday
14th November
2010 at the Camden
Rock,
Camden Town, London,
5pm-2am.
Lois also performed a demonstration of
her painting technique live in session,
compmleting two further portraits within
four hours.
'Joseph Hill', Acrylic on board. 2010
Painting live in session
during my exhibition of portraits, as
part of "Deep Roots" reggae (Djolof
Roots Sound) at the Camden Rock, London,
14th November 2010. I completed two
further paintings during the course of
the night: a lion, followed by a
portrait of Bunny Wailer.
(Below) DJ BinghyMan
(Djolof Roots Sound) holding his portrait,
painted by Lois Cordelia. Nuff Raspect!
:-) Nov 2010
Comments from visitors to "DEEP
ROOTS"
November 2010:
"Unbelievable
talent!"
"All
the portraits were instantly
recogniseable."
"I
saw you start the lion painting, ...
and a few minutes later I looked up
and it was almost finished - I
couldn't believe it!"
---
Lois
Cordelia performed an evening
presentation and demonstration of her
Silhouette Paper-cut Art at a meeting of
the Dalebridge Ladies'
Club, Monday 11th
October 2010
---
A number of silhouette
paper-cuts by Lois Cordelia were featured
as part of
A.M.P.
(Art-Music-Photography), Buttermarket
Shopping Centre, Ipswich
during August and September 2010. Lois
has also demonstrated her paper-cutting
art techniques on
the following dates: Sat
7th August (10am-5pm), Sat 14th August
(10am-5pm), Monday 23rd August
(11am-1pm), Sat 4th September (11am-5pm).
---
Seven
silhouette paper-cuts by Lois Cordelia
were featured as part of
"FIELDS
OF JOY"
at Kesgrave
Arts,
(as part of
Suffolk Open Studios)
3rd
September - 4th October 2010
---
Lois' paper-cut artwork
was featured in the August-September 2010
issue of Green
Pebble
magazine (available from galleries and
stockists throughout Cambridgeshire,
Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk, priced
£3.50).
---
"Habibti"
Screening of short
film drama, featuring artwork by Lois
Cordelia
Thursday
September 2nd, BAFTA Piccadilly,
London
A
collection of landscape
paintings and portraits
by Lois Cordelia were featured as part
of a short film drama, "Habibti",
based on a humorous short story by Ari
Folman (award
winning writer/director of "Waltz with
Bashir"), dealing with creative
resolutions to racial tensions between
African and Asian communities in South
London.
Writers: Nour Wazzi and
Daniel Fajemisin-Duncan.
Panacea
Productions
[Below]
With my mother Erika at the film
premiere at BAFTA, Piccadilly, London,
Thursday 2nd September 2010. Photograph
by Tony Spencer
[Below]
Standing beside the portrait
I painted specially for the film, on
display at the premiere at BAFTA. The
portrait is supposed to have been
painted by one of the characters,
Marlon, who is an artist himself,
depicting his late mother. In the drama,
the painting is knocked off the wall and
badly damaged, so that Marlon must
repair it. Hence it has a crucial
significance to the development of the
drama.
Photograph by Tony Spencer
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