This year, I have chosen to do a study on poet and artist, Cicely Mary Barker. I am featuring her book "A Flower Fairy Alphabet". Not only will you learn about pretty flowers, but I will also be giving you a few fun facts about Ms. Barker each day.
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| Source: Wikipedia's Article on Cicely Mary Barker |
| Born | Cicely Mary Barker 28 June 1895 Croydon, Surrey, England |
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| Died | 16 February 1973 (aged 77) Worthing Hospital, Worthing, England |
| Resting place | Ashes spread in the churchyard at Storrington, Sussex, England |
| Residence | Various but mainly The Waldrons, West Croydon, Surrey, England (1924–1961) St. Andrew's (maisonette), Storrington, Sussex, England (1961–1973) |
| Nationality | English |
| Ethnicity | English |
| Citizenship | United Kingdom |
| Education | Correspondence art courses Croydon School of Art |
| Occupation | Children's author and illustrator Christian author and artist |
| Years active | 1911–1962 |
| Employer | Various publishers but chiefly Blackie and Son Limited Commissions from various British dioceses |
| Known for | Illustrations of fairies and flowers Triptychs and other works for the Anglican church |
| Notable work(s) | The Flower Fairies of the Spring (1923) and other Flower Fairy books The Feeding of the Five Thousand The Parable of the Great Supper Out of Great Tribulation and other Christian-themed works in various British churches and chapels |
| Religion | Anglican |
| Parents | Walter Barker and Mary Eleanor (Oswald) Barker |
| Relatives | Dorothy Oswald Barker (sister) |
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- "A is for Apple Blossom"
- "B is for Bugle Flower"
- "C is for Columbine"
- "D is for Double Daisy"
- "E is for Everbright:
- "F is for Fuschia"
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4 comments:
Such a gorgeous color!
Have a lovely weekend. ☺
Hi Kathy,
I'm hopping around checking out other A to Z bloggers. I usually blog on the weekends since I also teach! I teach 4th and 5th grade Deaf Ed. in the public school system and this has indeed been a "challenge" for me to get something in before midnight.
Love Fuschia!!
My mother is a fan of this poet.
Dropping in from A to Z. This is my first year participating.
Brett Minor
Transformed Nonconformist
My mother-in-law always loved to have a fuschia plant around. But she always called it "fuschy." HA!
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