Barbour Way of Life
It’s those days spent exploring, finding adventure in the everyday. Spending time with friends and family, savouring a slower pace of life. It’s the day trips, the long walks, the weekend getaways and still getting out in the downpours. It’s that pull you feel to be out in nature’s playground, no matter how old you get.
The Barbour Way of Life is tough to describe. But you know it when you feel it. For this month's episode, we visited flagmaker, Liz Cooke.
First flutters
After Liz gives a kick to the make-shift corrugated door of her off-grid workshop, you quickly enter a new world of light and colour.
“For the last 16 years, predominantly my practice has been making flags. I make giant arena flags that decorate festivals all around the country and create this joyous and celebratory feel.
Usually, I would start my designs just with pen and paper, getting loads of shapes and proportions out my head.”
Painting the sky
Heading outside, we watch Liz see her latest designs raised for the first time and come to life.
“It’s like magic. It’s like I didn’t make them and they’re just there. I think it’s the real joy of seeing that much colour and movement in the sky. Once they’re installed, they’re outdoor art. They belong to everyone. No one is excluded from that enjoyment or experience.”
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