Marine Naive

Le Carre Hermes > Automne-Hiver 1992/93

Folk seascape

Can a sailor, who achieves glory by confronting that terrible element, the ocean, retain his youthful naivety? Of course. Daily contact with the power of nature makes the human soul ingenious, and those rough seamen who made a living on sailing ships spent their leisure time doing a young girl's work: they embroidered. These lovely seascapes in cotton and thread prove that men as tough as leather can work delicate magic with their fingers.