Response to
The Waste Land  

By   LSA      Leamington Studio Artists

An exhibition at  East Lodge, Jephson Gardens, Leamington Spa

Curated by Karen Parker

Inspired by and in parallel with "Journeys with the Waste Land" an exhibition at the Herbert Art Gallery and Museum, Coventry. 

The exhibition at East Lodge opened on 31st  October and closes on 25th November.

I presented two woodcut prints for the exhibition 

My title for the work is Dry bones can harm no one

For this exhibition artists were invited to create a piece of art to resonate with a particular aspect of T. S. Eliot's poem The Waste Land, in whatever medium they chose.

The aspect of  the poem that intrigues me the most is in the final part What the Thunder Said, in particular, line 377: "A woman drew her long black hair out tight......" and line 390: "Dry bones can harm no one." 

In between these two lines are references to "bats with baby faces," and "empty chapel" with "no windows."