The English novelist Thomas Hardy (Return of the Native, The Mayor of Casterbridge) grew up in a musical family and was an accomplished dance fiddler and accordion player from early youth. He was influenced by his father (himself a locally famous dance fiddler), an uncle and a cello-playing grandfather, all of whom played for a church band in addition to more secular amusements. Young Thomas played with his father at village dances and, at the age of twelve, was reported to have played “The New Rigged Ship,” a favorite dance, for nearly three quarters of an hour before his hostess stopped him for fear he might burst a blood vessel (Allison Thompson, Dancing Through Time, pp. 182–183).
Whether it be Black Sails in the Sunset, The Fighting Temeraire or the Starship Enterprise, I’ve always been fascinated by ships and what they represent. So, let’s go on a journey a journey through all time and see where it takes us.
Loving the work. So many visual metaphors.
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