Greek Heroines

I find it hard to believe that we are already at the end of February 2025! It’s taken me a while to decide what goals I have for this new year . I’ve had a dry spell. They say all artists have them so I’ll take comfort in that.

Several years ago I started some embroideries of Greek Heroines with the idea of making a series going through early years to modern time. I want to get back to that project. I’ve completed one from ancient times, a harp player, and Manto Mavrogenous from the Greek War of Independence of 1821. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manto_Mavrogenous) Now I’ll begin work on Laskarina Bouboulina ( https://headstuff.org/culture/history/terrible-people-from-history/laskarina-bouboulina-greek-rebel-admiral/)

I will be embroidering on damask fabric and adding fabrics that represent her wealth and contribution to the war effort.

This is Manto Mavrogenous.