Tirzah Garwood Books

Tirzah Garwood was a talented artist who explored various artistic mediums throughout her life, including wood engraving and oil painting. Her early wood engravings garnered significant acclaim and were exhibited by esteemed societies. Despite periods demanding domestic focus and personal adversity, Garwood returned to her artistic practice, later embracing oil painting and collage. Her autobiography, penned under challenging circumstances, offers a unique perspective on her life and creative journey.

Long Live Great Bardfield
495 pages
18 hours of reading
When Tirzah Garwood was 18 she went to Eastbourne School of Art and here she was taught by Eric Ravilious. Over the next four years she did many wood engravings and these were widely praised and several were displayed by the Society of Wood Engravers. Alas, after she and Eric were married in 1930 a large part of her time was spent on domestic chores. In 1935 she had the first of her three children. In 1942 - the year she was operated on for breast cancer - she wrote her autobiography (in the evening, after the children were in bed)

Long Live Great Bardfield