Goldilocks, transformed.
In the re-imagining of the classic tale, a begrudged Goldilocks, transformed through the help of forest guides, returns to the house as a powerful Goddess and exacts her revenge on baby bear, thereby reclaiming herself.
Exhibited as part of the Boar Bear exhibition at Resort Studios, Margate (2015)
The dress is also featured in Limbrick’s Locks film, filmed in Sandwich and Margate, Kent.
Fairytale Dress
Sadhbh’s Story 2016 (almost faithful )
In Irish mythology, Sadhbh (pr. Sive) was the mother of Oisin (pr. Osheen) by Fion Mac Cumhail.
“And it is for refusing the love of Fear Doirche (druid), the dark Druid of the men of Do a, she said “ I was put into this shape”.
Lady Gregory’s Complete Irish Mythology (book)
Original - she’s transformed into a deer and has to live in forest (banished) - FMC is the warrior leader of the Irish warriors. FMC goes off hunting with his half-human hounds who recognizes the deer as half human. They protect her, bring back to compound where she was able to transform back into a human. FMC falls in love with her and they get married. She becomes pregnant. He goes off to warrior. The dark druid tricks her to go back over boundary and she becomes a deer again, has her baby, Oisin.
Original - she dies and FMC comes to claim his baby.
Teresa’s ending - she assimilates into deer life and she is happy
Celtic Dress
Kimono
What started as a chid’s re-telling of little red riding hood (Red Red), evolved into a tale incorporating the story of a little boy in Japan who had been abandoned at side of road by their parent (Yamato)
It took 2 years to hone the making process of the Kimono (on Calico at first) -complicated process.
Rules - measurements / dimensions
Tabanata myth referenced - (stars)
Kintaro - Japanese folk hero.
