Lavinia’s Lavender

Collaboration with artist Juliet Marie Watt and Grow73

Soil, clay, cement, plants

16m length x 1.7m height

2023

Lavinia, protector of the pond lies in Overtoun Park in Rutherglen, Scotland. Born from local storytelling, she was a girl who worked at the Richmond Laundry factory during WWII. She salvaged a silk parachute and scented it with handpicked lavender flowers. Lavinia sewed the most beautiful dresses, a christening gown, a parasol and a bag for her and her little girl.