Over one hundred years ago, a young woman at Canterbury Shaker Village in New Hampshire was considered too frail to take part in the rigorous daily duties of the working Shaker Sisters. Yet Cora Helena Sarle had a talent for art, and the spiritual leader of the community, Elder Henry Clay Blinn, suggested that she use her gift for the good of the communal family. Thus she began her task of recording all the wild plants, herbs, and flowers around the village. In two modest notebooks, leaving no room for mistakes, young Helena filled page after page with more than 180 exquisite color illustrations, exceptional for both their accuracy and their delicacy. Each drawing is complemented by the specific growing conditions of the wild and cultivated plants. With this work, she joined a Shaker tradition of creating maps and gift drawings that relayed the message and passion of the group's calling. This lovely facsimile captures the life and times not only of Cora Helena Sarle but of Canterbury Shaker Village in the 1880s. Essays by noted Shaker expert June Sprigg and Village president Scott T. Swank illuminate the patterns of daily living in the nineteenth-century community. And of course, Helena's exquisite drawings bring to life the extensive Canterbury property, and reveal the inspirational gifts of their creator.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Monacelli Press
ISBN-13
9781885254528
eBay Product ID (ePID)
95421388
Product Key Features
Book Title
A Shaker Sister's Drawings: Wild Plants Illustrated by Cora Helena Sarle
Illustrator
Cora Helena Sarle
Author
Cora Helena Sarle
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Nature
Publication Year
1997
Number of Pages
144 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
295mm
Item Width
240mm
Item Weight
1070g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Cora Helena Sarle
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
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