Crystalised books

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Post and Courier features the finalists for the 701 CCA Prize 2020, including the work of artist Morgan McCarver.

The third CCA Prize 2020 Finalist is Morgan McCarver, who has established a notable reputation as a ceramicist. Among the varied pieces in her portion of the CCA gallery space are several mixed media sculptures made from soaking books in a mixture of borax and water. The resulting objects – crystalized books – are both subtly deconstructed by the process and also enhanced by their now glowing crystal encrustation. McCarver’s oeuvre has long been informed by her reading of classic texts, particularly those with a feminist slant. The current show contains, for example, transformed volumes of Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s “The Yellow Wallpaper” and Anne Brontë’s “The Tenant of Wigfell Hall” [sic]; both narratives feature women who suffer from patriarchal restrictions. Through the process of crystallization, McCarver transforms their tales of suffering into objects of luminous beauty. The pages may pucker and the cover dyes run, but what was once a modest, bound book becomes sculpture, a piece of visual art that makes poignant reference to its literary precursor. (Dr Tom Mack)

The Telegraph has selected the 'best children's books of 2020', including

A Poem for Every Winter Day (Macmillan, £14.99) is the latest in Allie Esiri’s highly digestible anthology series. With entries ranging from Shakespeare and Charlotte Brontë to A A Milne, there is something for readers of any age. (Emily Bearn)

La Vanguardia (Spain) has an article on the houses that inspired several writers and artists.

Tienen su particular personalidad las viviendas de los escritores. Los espacios donde vivieron las inolvidables Jane Austen o las hermanas Charlotte, Emily y Anne Brontë podrían pasar por los decorados cinematográficos que han llevado a las pantallas sus novelas. (Blai Felip Palau) (Translation)

'The Discovery Of The Brontë Diary Papers' on AnneBrontë.org.