Tapestry in Literature and Creative Writing
Posted in Jobs on March 31st, 2009 by admin – Be the first to commentThe combination of the decorative arts with literature and creative writing has led to many classical stories and novels themed around a painting or artefact. Others have used tapestry as metaphor to imply a weaving of a tale, and using tapestry to theme a story has strengthened the power that tapestry has of telling a legend or story through a magnificent tableau. When we think of what it is about tapestry that inspires those to write and use the craft in literature there is the weaving element of words being spun together to form a tale. There may of course be a story hidden within the stitches of a tapestry just waiting to be told or imagined and recreated. Just as the tapestry is created by fine stitchery so stories are developed through connecting ideas.
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