The Making of a Pilgrim Woman
The sculpture, co-created with the community, takes hand weaving and stitching combined with the latest technology to scan the artist in Tudor clothing using photogrammetry creating a digital version. 3D prints are then cast in bronze using the traditional lost wax technique.
A film by Fred Glenister
Poetry in Motion provided a wonderful piece for the podcast, listen and watch the words played to music featuring the Pilgrim Woman Sculpture.
The second in the My Mayflower series follows the story of Rachel Carter and the creation of the Pilgrim Woman. Rachel’s story brings together different cultures on both sides of the Atlantic in a true commemoration of their shared history, while shining a light on the often untold role of women in the Mayflower story through the making of her Pilgrim Woman sculpture.
Filmed with a live audience at the historic Boston Guild Hall in February 2024, artist Rachel Carter looks back upon her Pilgrim Woman project that spanned over six years. Filmed by Acoustic Nations with kind permission from Transported Art.