{"product_id":"letters-to-gwen-john","title":"Letters to Gwen John","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA unique combination of memoir and artistic biography, interspersed with original artworks, from the acclaimed artist and author of \u003cem\u003eSelf-Portrait\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWe are both painters. We can connect to each other through images, in our own unvoiced language.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBut I will try and reach you with words. Through talking to you I may come alive and begin to speak. Celia Paul has felt a lifelong connection to the artist Gwen John.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThere are extraordinary parallels in their lives and work. Both have always made art on their own terms. Both were involved with older male artists.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBoth worked hard to keep themselves and the sacred flame of their creativity from being extinguished by others. Letters to Gwen John is Paul's imagined correspondence with Gwen John, whose life and work have loomed so large in hers. These intimate, passionate, haunting letters allow Paul to reach across eras, to weigh up the sacrifices she has made, and to explore the rich possibilities of a life apart.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWith illuminating insights into the life and work of Gwen John, \u003cem\u003eLetters to Gwen John\u003c\/em\u003e is a unique form of memoir and conversation, and an unforgettable insight into a life devoted to making art.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Celia Paul","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43184629874945,"sku":"9781787333376","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0573\/8600\/8738\/files\/websitecovertemplate-255.png?v=1698335477","url":"https:\/\/rarebirdsbooks.live\/products\/letters-to-gwen-john","provider":"Rare Birds Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}