‘Forever Near’ - Hairwork history and techniques
Abney Park Cemetery, Abney Park Cafe, Stoke Newington High Street, London, England, N16 0LH, United Kingdom
About
'Forever Near' - Hairwork history and techniques is a lecture on hairwork, the almost forgotten craft of turning human hair into decorative designs for jewellery or artwork. It explores four distinct hairwork techniques from the Georgian and Victorian eras, their applications for the deceased, the living, or both, and the cultural contexts that shaped them. The craft was long a cherished folk art, and hair locks were kept as portable human relics to maintain an earthly bond with the departed. Abney Park itself is part of this story, as one of the Magnificent Seven garden cemeteries that drew the dead further from their families than ever before.
Written by a model, sources: hackneyvenues.com
Venue
Abney Park Cemetery, Abney Park Cafe is in London.
Stoke Newington High Street, London, England, N16 0LH, United Kingdom
Abney Park Cemetery, Abney Park Cafe
