Halloween provides a strong association with the idea of "the witch" in Western culture. In most countries, toys, masks and costumes are available everywhere, in the month of October. Here,
images of childish play are framed by text from the trial of Mary Trembles, one of the Bideford Witches, hanged in Exeter in 1682.
Knotted tapestry
cotton, linen, synthetic yarns.
2006
165 x 110 cm