I’ve been enjoying experimenting with combinations of old photos of me and my family with my mother’s textile designs of the 1950’s in the backgrounds.
![Ruth Blackford - textile artist, illustrator, printmaker London](https://ruthblackford.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/PERAMBULATOR-1024x681.jpg)
Me & Mum 1966
![Ruth Blackford - textile artist, illustrator, printmaker London](https://ruthblackford.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/MUM-AND-PAUL-1024x682.jpg)
Mum & Paul 1959
![Ruth Blackford - textile artist, illustrator, printmaker London](https://ruthblackford.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/MISS-WORLD.jpg)
Me 1970 (I would like to stress that I wasn’t responsible for this fancy dress outfit – I wanted to go as Mr Ben but Mum had other ideas)
![Ruth Blackford - textile artist, illustrator, printmaker London](https://ruthblackford.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/ME-AND-PAUL.jpg)
Me & Paul 1970
![Ruth Blackford - textile artist, illustrator, printmaker London](https://ruthblackford.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/MUM-AND-PETER-1024x686.jpg)
Mum & Peter
![Ruth Blackford - textile artist, illustrator, printmaker London](https://ruthblackford.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/SNORKELLING.jpg)
Me, What You Looking At? 1974