Tuesday, 9 August 2011

When Celia Met David




When Celia met David...

I can't wait for the Celia Birtwell book! Shel was interviewed in 'Lula' Magazine by Celestine Cooney and was asked:

How did you meet David Hockney? Why do you think you ended up being the subject of many of his paintings?

"I met David in 1968 through a friend Peter Schlesinger. David was a Yorkshire lad, I was a Lancashire lady and we just clicked. I think we had similar family backgrounds, they were both quite eccentric. I find him very intelligent and very funny, I think he finds me funny too, so there is a mutual understanding."

This certainly echoes what she said in the Vogue interview quotes posted by NM! I loved the stories about his parents. Must be a Northern thing...

The link below takes you to Celia's brilliant website, and a competition to win tickets to her V&A talk and a signed copy of the book.


Post Author CM

Celia Birtwell's website is fantastic! Enter her world at http://www.celiabirtwell.com/enter-our-world/  really amazing.

The above illustration and photo of Celia and David is from the site.

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