WHICH WAY NOW?
When writer and artist Lesley Wildman was asked to sort and catalogue the works of a recently deceased fellow artist, she never expected the task to consume her life.
Among the belongings, she discovered hundreds of heartfelt letters unveiling the extraordinary story of an Australian runaway bride from the 1930s.
Once an aspiring socialite, this daring woman abandoned her marriage and reinvented herself in London as an actress, playwright, and producer. Fuelled by an unbreakable spirit, she accepted a bold bet—one that led her to traverse the most remote and treacherous parts of the world, entirely alone.
A trailblazer both in her time and beyond, her journey was one of courage, reinvention, and defiance.
But no one could have foreseen how it would all come to an end…
This remarkable biography tells of an unstopable woman who challenged the norms of her time and whose life remains relevant and empowering today.
“Artist Lesley Wildman creates textile landscapes that teeter on the abstract by stretching yarn straight over canvas. Together the lines create extraordinary seascapes and evocative countryside, both gentle and stark, through the seasons. Some show striking dark forests and reflections of awe-inspiring sunsets in icy lakes as long shadows stretch into darkness; others celebrate the softer beauty of lavender field and fresh green grass or sculpt the occasional mist settled in the curves the Cotswolds.
As you pass a picture of the sea, light catches the occasional lines of silver giving the illusion that the waves are moving towards you as the sunlight dances lightly across their tips.”
Esther Lafferty – OX Magazine, November 2019:
