Indigo Summer

"One summer, Ellie Evelyn Orrell reunited with her mother following the death of their respective grandfather and father. They returned to the small village of Betws Gwerful Goch in North Wales. Ellie returned from studying at university, while Jeanette had been studying the art of indigo dyeing in Japan. An Indigo Summer invites readers into their hillside garden as these two women grieve through art. Orrell draws on the history of indigo dyeing as she reflects on art, the Welsh landscape, and the strangeness of once-familiar places. Lyrical and moving, these stories include some of the illustrations created that summer, inspired by Welsh natural beauty." --

About the author

Ellie Evelyn Orrell is an artist and designer who has written for Santes Dwynwen, Our Isles, and the Arts Council of Wales among other publications. She splits her time between Wales and London.

Summary

An Indigo Summer is an absorbing mediation on art, rural life and roots, grief, creativity and the artistic process.

Product details

• Authors: Ellie Evelyn Orrell
• Publisher: University of Wales Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2022
• EAN: 9781915279071
• ISBN: 978-1-915279-07-1
• No. of pages: 168
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art; Wales, An, Indigo, NATURE / General, ART / Subjects & Themes / Plants & Animals, Ellie, Evelyn, Memoirs, ART / European, ART / Subjects & Themes / Landscapes & Seascapes, DESIGN / Textile & Costume, Summer, The countryside, country life: general interest, Textile artworks, The countryside, country life, Nature in art, North Wales, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Memoirs, Orrell