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Plants & Prosecutions − The Diary of Gellies Duncan

Taking you back to 1590, the aim of this diary is to allow you to see the human and personal side of accused witch Gellies Duncan. Throughout history victors of great battles have always remained the focus of their stories, the witch trials are no different.
In hopes to uncover a better perspective of Gellies,
one that is not overshadowed by her accusers, this
diary was created.

This handmade diary was one of a collection of outcomes for my university third year final major project, researching the witch trials of England and Europe. I created a museum exhibition that included the diary of an accused witch: Gellies Duncan. Using techniques such as paper making, coloured pencil illustrations and hand sewn book binding.
I also crafted two small historical artefacts to have on display in the exhibition event.

Along with the diary that became an exhibition, I also designed the branding for the museum I fantasised.
To go with that I put together a promotional poster, event ticket, museum item labels and the exhibition table plan.