"With all those women around me, I felt safe to reveal another reality of my life"

Nicola Hancock shares the inspirations and processes behind her work, 'Beloved Breastplate' which is part of our exhibition Significant Objects: The Things That Matter.

You can visit the exhibition on display in our Historic House, until 20 October 2024 or find out more about how Nicola created the work on our blog: https://pallant.org.uk/perspectives-s...

🖼️: Nicola Hancock b.1959, Beloved’s Breastplate, Fragments of inherited quilt, taffeta, silk and tulle

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