Marian & Peter Daglish
Wall Hangings - A Collaboration

Marian & Peter Daglish

Whilst teaching in Canada In the late 1960’s, artist and baritone saxophonist Peter Daglish suggested to his wife Marian that they should work together on a joint project. The pair threw themselves wholeheartedly into the creation of a series of textured wall hangings and in 1970 the results of their collaboration were exhibited at the Print Gallerie Victoria, Vancouver Island. These works proved to be so successful that the pair sold enough to buy a small house at Seillans in Provence, France.

These striking works were made using the ‘Punchwork’ method; Peter would draw directly onto coarse Osnaburg linen, which Marian then perforated and stitched using a hollow needle filled with yarn to create a kaleidoscope of vivid colour and warm textures. The bold imagery reflects the influence of Picasso and African and Oceanic sculpture, the graphic qualities of Matisse’s cut-outs, the paintings of Joan Miro and Fernand Leger, Pop Art, and the Jazz influence of the paintings of Stuart Davis.

These wall-hangings are clear visual evidence of the joint project of a couple who married in 1960, but arguably all of Peter and Marian Daglish’s life together could be seen as a ‘collaboration’ and the supportive nature of their relationship extended to all who came into contact with them. Peter Daglish has taught and exhibited as far afield as India, Pakistan, Canada, and Cuba, as well as extensively in Europe, and many young artists arriving in the UK for the first time have been taken under the wings of this generous and gregarious pair.

Sadly, Marian Daglish passed away in 2008 following a series of illnesses, this exhibition is a celebration of a collaboration in art and life.

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