Posted in A Room of One's Own, Woolf sightings, tagged Virginia Woolf, Woolf Works on Wednesday 30 July 2014| Leave a Comment »
If you live in Singapore, you can rent a space at Woolf Works, the city’s first women-only co-working space, inspired by Virginia Woolf.
The three-week-old space is the brainchild of New Zealand-born Michaela Anchan. She set it up after a fruitless search for an office of her own. It provides “mumtrepreneurs” with a quiet space away from home and kids to work on personal projects, according to a July 26 story in Today.
Monthly rates range from S$200 to S$600, with a drop-in rate of S$50 a day.
Posted in books, Mrs. Dalloway, tagged Folio Society, Jennifer Parks, Kew Gardens, Lizzy Stewart, Mrs. Dalloway, Scout Books, Virginia Woolf on Monday 28 July 2014| 1 Comment »
Scout Books publishes what it calls Pocket Books, and one features Virginia Woolf. The tome includes “Kew
Gardens,” along with other short stories and features illustrations by Jennifer Parks. Fitting enough.
Doesn’t one always think of the past, in a garden with men and women lying under the trees? – Kew Gardens by Virginia Woolf
Another unique Woolf edition is the Folio Society’s Mrs. Dalloway, illustrated by Lizzy Stewart. Sady, though, it is out of print.
Posted in Between the Acts, play, tagged Between the Acts, Virginia Woolf on Saturday 26 July 2014| Leave a Comment »
Virginia Woolf’s final novel Between the Acts (1941) has been adapted for the stage by John Schmor, associate professor of theater arts at the University of Oregon.
Schmor, who said that he didn’t choose the play, the play chose him, described the staging as “spare” so that Woolf’s “wonderful way with words” is highlighted.
Remaining performances are today and July 31 through Aug. 2 at 8 p.m. at Hope Theatre in the UO’s Miller Theatre Complex on East 11th Avenue near Kincaid Street.
Tickets are $5 general admission, at the door. For information, call 541-346-1791.
Posted in A Room of Her Own Foundation, awards, Mrs. Dalloway, Woolf sightings, tagged A Room of Her Own Foundation, Mantex, Mrs. Dalloway, Roy Johnson, Virginia Woolf on Friday 25 July 2014| Leave a Comment »
Some Virginia Woolf tidbits on a sunny July day too fine to stay indoors blogging:
$10,000 Shakespeare’s Sister Fellowship for Women Playwrights
$1,000 Clarissa Dalloway “everything but poetry” Book Prize
$1,000 To the Lighthouse Poetry Publication Book Prize
$1,000 Orlando Prizes in short fiction, flash fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry
Posted in art, Mrs. Dalloway, tagged Books About Town, Fiona Osborne, Mrs. Dalloway bench, One Red Shoe, Virginia Woolf on Tuesday 15 July 2014| 3 Comments »
If you won’t be able to take a seat on the Mrs. Dalloway bench in Gordon Square, this summer, you can still see it up close. Artist Fiona Osborne of One Red Shoe has generously shared photos of the bench at various stages of her artistic process.
If you look closely, you can even see her workspace in some of the photos, including drop cloth, paint pots and brushes, a blow dryer, and natural light streaming through a round window.
Osborne’s Mrs. Dalloway bench is one of 50 installed by the National Literacy Trust for its Books About Town art trail. Each is shaped as an open book and is decorated by a professional illustrator or local artist.
Side view of the Mrs. Dalloway bench
Front view featuring Clarissa Dalloway
Front view in progress
Close-up of back view featuring Septimus Warren Smith
Back view in progress
Detail of the orchid
Detail of the swallows
Alice Lowe
Catherine
Kaylee Baucom
Paula Maggio
Stefano Rozzoni
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veronikakra
Vara Neverow
William Patrick Wend
Zoe Wolstenholme
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