Art Info

I Am A Spiritual Person,
Jenifer Corker, 2011

Materials: Wooden embroidery frame, polelathe-turned oak handle, silk organza, cotton & silk thread, paper, plastic, acetate.

Dimensions: 13.3 x 9 x 0.7 inches, 34 x 23 x 2 cm

Unique Commission-piece

Jewellery designer Jenifer Corker’s embroidered fire-screens reference a long forgotten feminine past-time which interwove intricate craft and social intrigue. That of the hand-held fire screen, whose function was to protect ladies' complexions from the blush of the fire or the gaze of a stranger while they gossiped about the latest scandals of court. As a means both to conceal the truth and resist the voyeur, these adorned shields are literal and figurative smoke screens.

£750