{"product_id":"sacred-are-the-woolgathers-the-policeman-embroidered-hanging","title":"Sacred Are The Woolgathers, The Policeman: Embroidered Hanging","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Sacred are the Woolgatherers\" – The Policeman Quilt\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words\"\u003eAn original textile artwork that interrogates power, devotion, and the making of modern saints.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words\"\u003eIn Molly's imagined folklore, a policeman contemplates his own authority: \u003cem\u003e\"Shall the holy minnes kneele at my feete as they do for their saincts?\" the policeman wondered to himself.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words\"\u003eThe work depicts a child kneeling before him in an unsettling echo of religious devotion, while the figure holds modern, anachronistic handcuffs - embroidered symbols of state power intruding upon medieval iconography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words\"\u003eThe inscription \u003cem\u003e'venita adorme'\u003c\/em\u003e (come, worship me) makes the power dynamic explicit. Here is a mythology of contemporary authority rendered through the visual language of sacred art, asking uncomfortable questions: Who do we venerate? What hierarchies do we inherit, and which do we create anew?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words\"\u003eThe deliberate anachronism - medieval posture meeting modern restraint - collapses time, suggesting that patterns of submission and control transcend their historical trappings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words\"\u003eFollowing medieval tradition, the work also bears \u003cem\u003e'Molly me fecit'\u003c\/em\u003e (Molly made me) - asserting the maker's hand in constructing this provocative fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterials \u0026amp; Making\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCotton and silk, primarily recycled fabrics and offcuts from previous projects. Colours achieved through natural dyes (black beans, turmeric, madder) and select synthetic dyes for chromatic depth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eApproximately 48cms wide × 62cms tall\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHanging\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFeatures a 2.5cm channel on reverse for rod suspension (rod not included—available from any DIY shop)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCare\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTreat as a precious textile: avoid direct sunlight, spot clean gently if needed\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words\"\u003eOne-of-a-kind.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Molly Lester","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53950370152771,"sku":null,"price":480.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0913\/0229\/7923\/files\/Photoroom_030_20251203_130545_2.jpg?v=1764768162","url":"https:\/\/btfjhp-bv.myshopify.com\/products\/sacred-are-the-woolgathers-the-policeman-embroidered-hanging","provider":"The Haud","version":"1.0","type":"link"}