What aspects of your cultural heritage are you most proud of or interested in?

Yay! Once I get to roll out my main man, William Morris 1828-1882. The designer, poet, craftsman, writer, social activist, and conservationists. I’m so proud of him and his buddies in The Pre-Raphelite Brotherhood.

The Industrial Revolution favoured the factory owners, the merchants, the financiers, and industrilists (sound familiar?), but William Morris fought back. He wanted beautiful and crafted objects for everyone. His Arts& Crafts movement did everything in their power to keep it real.

Amongst his many talents and passions, he pushed for art appreciation and established public exhibitions to be open and available to Joe Public.

The artists in his circle at that time were into nature, details, vivid colour, and meticulous naturalism. William Morris was about quality, beauty, and assessability. What a man!