{"id":1787943,"date":"2019-10-25T12:39:02","date_gmt":"2019-10-25T16:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/?p=1787943"},"modified":"2019-10-29T09:43:58","modified_gmt":"2019-10-29T13:43:58","slug":"vanessa-barragaos-botanical-tapestry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2019\/10\/vanessa-barragaos-botanical-tapestry\/","title":{"rendered":"Vanessa Barrag\u00e3o&#8217;s Botanical Tapestry"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1787944\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1787944\" style=\"width: 840px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanessabarragao.com\/botanical-tapestry\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1787944\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2019\/10\/vanessa-barragaos-botanical-tapestry\/botanical-tapestry-at-heathrow-london-17th-july-2019\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/barragao-botanical-tapestry.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1746,998\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Joe Pepler\\\/PinPep&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;*** FREE FOR EDITORIAL USE ***\\rTo celebrate the working partnership between Heathrow and Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, a unique 6m x 2m Botanical Tapestry designed and constructed by textile artist Vanessa Barragao has been unveiled in Heathrow Terminal 2, highlighting the seed-collecting work Kew carries out around the globe. Photo credit should read: Heathrow&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1563323410&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;PinPep&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Botanical Tapestry at Heathrow, London, 17th July 2019&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Botanical Tapestry at Heathrow, London, 17th July 2019\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Vannesa Barrag\u00e3o, \u201dBotanical Tapestry,\u201d 2019. Wool, cotton and jute, 6 m &amp;times; 2 m.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/barragao-botanical-tapestry-300x171.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/barragao-botanical-tapestry-1024x585.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-1787944 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/barragao-botanical-tapestry-1024x585.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/barragao-botanical-tapestry-1024x585.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/barragao-botanical-tapestry-150x86.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/barragao-botanical-tapestry-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/barragao-botanical-tapestry-1200x686.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/barragao-botanical-tapestry.jpg 1746w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1787944\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vanessa Barrag\u00e3o, \u201dBotanical Tapestry,\u201d 2019. Wool, cotton and jute, 6 m \u00d7 2 m. Heathrow Airport, Terminal 2.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A massive, six-by-two-metre textile tapestry map of the world is now installed in the departure area of Heathrow Airport\u2019s Terminal 2. It\u2019s called \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanessabarragao.com\/botanical-tapestry\">Botanical Tapestry<\/a>,\u201d and it\u2019s the work of Portuguese textile artist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanessabarragao.com\">Vanessa Barrag\u00e3o<\/a>. It took her 520 hours to make, using different techniques like latch hook, crochet and felt needle to achieve different textures; it also took 42 kg of recycled wool, plus another 8 kg of cotton and jute. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.geographyrealm.com\/artist-creates-tapestry-of-the-world\/\"><em>Geography Realm<\/em><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/mymodernmet.com\/botanical-tapestry-vanessa-barragao\/\"><em>My Modern Met<\/em><\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A massive, six-by-two-metre textile tapestry map of the world is now installed in the departure area of Heathrow Airport\u2019s Terminal 2. It\u2019s called \u201cBotanical Tapestry,\u201d and it\u2019s the work of Portuguese textile artist Vanessa Barrag\u00e3o.&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2019\/10\/vanessa-barragaos-botanical-tapestry\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"link","meta":{"autoblue_enabled":true,"autoblue_custom_message":"","autoblue_shares":[],"autoblue_post_url":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[49],"tags":[1275,272],"class_list":["post-1787943","post","type-post","status-publish","format-link","hentry","category-art","tag-tapestry","tag-textiles","post_format-post-format-link"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1786265,"url":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2018\/09\/sarah-spencers-giant-star-map-tapestry\/","url_meta":{"origin":1787943,"position":0},"title":"Sarah Spencer&#8217;s Giant Star Map Tapestry","author":"Jonathan Crowe","date":"16 September 2018","format":"link","excerpt":"This huge star map tapestry is the work of Australian maker Sarah Spencer, who created it by hacking a 1980s-era knitting machine. Yes, this thing was knitted: it apparently took more than 100 hours and 15 kg (33 lbs) of (locally sourced Australian) wool to produce this 4.6\u00d72.8-metre (15\u00d79-foot) monster,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Art&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Art","link":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/category\/art\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/spencer-astronomy-tapestry-1024x683.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/spencer-astronomy-tapestry-1024x683.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/spencer-astronomy-tapestry-1024x683.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/spencer-astronomy-tapestry-1024x683.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":1787513,"url":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2019\/07\/sheldon-tapestry-map-of-oxfordshire-on-display\/","url_meta":{"origin":1787943,"position":1},"title":"Sheldon Tapestry Map of Oxfordshire on Display","author":"Jonathan Crowe","date":"22 July 2019","format":"link","excerpt":"In case the Talking Maps exhibition (previously) was insufficient cause for you to visit the Bodleian Library in Oxford this year, here's another. The Sheldon Tapestry Map of Oxfordshire, one of four tapestry maps\u00a0of English counties commissioned in the late 16th century by Ralph Sheldon, is on display at the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Antique Maps&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Antique Maps","link":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/category\/antique-maps\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/sheldon-oxford-detail.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/sheldon-oxford-detail.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/sheldon-oxford-detail.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/sheldon-oxford-detail.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":806,"url":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2016\/02\/jane-hunters-textile-maps\/","url_meta":{"origin":1787943,"position":2},"title":"Jane Hunter&#8217;s Textile Maps","author":"Jonathan Crowe","date":"12 February 2016","format":"link","excerpt":"Jane Hunter is a Scottish\u00a0artist who makes maps from textiles. 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