by I’ve never heard of Salley Mavor, but I was certainly enthralled by her miniatures on display in the exhibit at the Albany Institute of History & Art. “Mavor is an award-winning fiber artist whose artwork creates make-believe miniature worlds full of characters, props, and scenery, all created by hand with stitching, fabric, beads, wire, and found objects.”
The exhibit, Enchanting Threads: The Art of Salley Mavor, included more than 80 pieces, many of which have been featured in the eleven books she has written. The exhibit includes the entire series of artwork for her most recent book, My Bed: Enchanting Ways to Fall Asleep Around the World. Her work has also been used in the making of stop-motion animation.
The cover photo is from Wee Willie Winkie, 2006.
“Mary, Mary, quite contrary,
How does your garden grow?
With silver bells, and cockle shells,
And pretty maids all in a row.”
“Rain, rain, go away,
Come again another day.”
“There was an old woman lived under the hill,
And if she’s not gone she lives there still.”
My Bed: Enchanting Ways to Fall Asleep Around the World, 2020
Nursery Rhyme Ornaments, 2012
