More than Writers

If I had written this blog post about my friend, gifted Textile Artist Alison Hird-Beecroft, during her lifetime she would have said, “Thank you Sheila – that’s very kind!” but she would have been slightly embarrassed. Chalices by Alison Hird-Beecroft exhibited in Oct 2015 But Alison passed away early in the morning of Christmas Day 2021; and so I am writing this blog post about her now, in order to show you some of the ways in which we upheld and encouraged each other over the years, and shared creative ideas. I also include a taste of her amazing creations – and her thoughts, which I believe show true spiritual vision. Alison Hird-Beecroft, Textile Artist 1951-2021 Alison was my friend from the time we first met as young children, in the earliest years of primary school. Throughout our friendship, from the times when we created a fantasy world together, we have both been to a certain extent a creative muse for each other: Alison was a visual artist, and I a writer. Once I said to A...