| catriona
stanton
'Hiraeth'
Central Library
Catriona Stanton encountered responses of mirth and a myriad of personal
anecdotes when the topic of the Welsh Love Spoon was raised on the streets
of Swansea but, for her as a visitor to the city, encountering a Welsh
Love Spoon for the first time engendered deep affection. ‘What better
means into the hearts of the Welsh than through the Love Spoon’.
Catriona Stanton 2002
The custom of giving a hand carved spoon laden with symbols of love dates
from as early as the 16th Century. This tradition evolved out of domestic
crafts associated with living on the land. The custom developed as the
more elaborate the design would signify the strength of the love betrothed.
Today, Love Spoons are more often than not in mass exodus from Wales as
a tourist commodity. Catriona Stanton’s work at Swansea Central
Library, 'Hiraeth', meaning a deep deep longing for home in Welsh, is
an attempt to bring the the Welsh Love Spoon back into the hands and hearts
of the Welsh
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