Victorian Art of Mourning (Workshop)
Billings Estate National Historic Site Billings Estate National Historic Site, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaLearn to make sculptural flower art using hair with artist Cindy Stelmackowich. This workshop will explore Victorian mourning traditions, including hair wreaths and jewelry. While it might seem macabre today, the practice of weaving the hair of a loved one into intricate pieces of art was considered both sentimental and fashionable in the19th century and […]