Heather Tweed
Artist Writer Researcher
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Heather Tweed is an artist, writer and researcher.
She studied art at Thurrock and Exeter, then teacher training at Leicester. After a 15 year stint teaching she returned full time to creating and exhibiting her art, studying creative writing and working on projects including Venice Biennale, ‘Crossing Cultures’ with The British Council, Cairo, and Circus250 in 2018.
In 2021 she created a podcast with Dr Jude Cowan Montague. She continues to research and publish the occasional article with a focus on a series of true tales pocket books she has been writing.
She is a member of The Society of Authors and organizes one of the local groups.
She is also President of The Mrs Caroline Giacometti Prodgers Fan Club.
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This is the true story of a little girl who charmed animals and birds on her forest walks in Germany then grew up to be a rich and famous star.
Madame Marzella once thrilled and delighted Victorian audiences with her spectacular bird shows.
Then at the peak of her career her brother-in-law took the act to court for unpaid debts.
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Did family rifts mend?
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Where did the money go?
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How did she get birds to obey her every command?
Using primary sources and original research Heather Tweed coaxes overlooked and hidden Victorians back into the limelight.
First in a series of booklets.
Let The Show Begin!
Heather Tweed is an Artist, Writer, Researcher, Victorianist, once Teacher & more!
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She scours primary sources such as 19th century newspaper reports and archived documents to bring to life the hidden stories of once famed Circus, Music Hall and Menagerie performers. She has written for Discover Your Ancestors Periodical, Ripperologist, Historians Magazine and Strandlines.
She is a member of the Society Of Authors and organises the Bristol Group.
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Next projects include Madame Salva, Jolly Billy Seymour and Mrs Prodgers.
She has been diving into archives and visiting locations related to these subjects since 2011 and holds a wealth of information that she is weaving together to recreate as much of their lives as may be possible.
Please visit the website to explore press coverage of projects and exhibitions.
Caroline Giacometti Prodgers can be found here
Several other little known and overlooked characters in research for many years will be released soon.
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