Oriel Myrddin Gallery

This warrior butterfly banner was made by a group of intergenerational volunteers, and members of Carmarthen’s youth club, Dr M’z. It is adorned with words, phrases and images generated by the group and is decorated with handstitched names and symbols important and meaningful to each individual.

“It demands that the feminine can be strong. It is a symbol of change, and in PROCESSIONS it looked like a huge butterfly flying through the sky with a message in its wings”. Rhiannon Williams, artist.

“Projects like this are invaluable – bringing people together to express unity and friendship.”
Louise Bird, workshop participant.

Oriel Myrddin Gallery is the main publicly funded art and craft gallery for the south-west Wales region, presenting an ambitious contemporary programme of temporary exhibitions. Located in a listed Victorian building in the centre of Carmarthen, the gallery is pivotal to the cultural energy and identity of the town.

Rhiannon is a process-lead artist working in figurative textiles. Her narratives are an amalgamation of collected memories, borrowed myths and poetry, mapping out her own personal histories in cloth.