Objects of Substance- Libellum Motif

Chinese No 3, Plate LXI

Reflections of Owen’s dynamic colour plates are evident in the students’ geometric friezes and Grecian themed designs published as a full page (page 17) in the 1933 school magazine. In the following year, Cottew taught the girls how to find patterns in nature, using this as the inspiration for their designs. Joan Clowes’ (III D) ‘flying fish’ design and June Jean Parnell’s (III D) circular floral motive reveal this instruction.

Joan Clowes (III D) December 1934, page 20

Jean Parnell (III D) June1934, page 20