Lost Words Virtual Exhibition: Participant gallery

Participant panels

Both fascinating and beautiful, the Lost Words exhibition is now touring library galleries. During 2021, children and young people from schools across Nottinghamshire worked with acclaimed Notts poet Andrew Graves, linguist Professor Natalie Braber and artist Hannah Sawtell, to produce poetry featuring local dialect - both new and old. The children used illustrations of Notts dialect words and phrases produced by Hannah for inspiration, and in turn, she brought their poetry to life in the wonderful artworks that make up this exhibition.

Scroll this page to see all the Lost Words exhibition panels featuring poetry by our workshop participants incorporated into wonderful illustrations by Hannah.

To view more Lost Words poems and the illustrations that inspired them, visit the tbc.

Lost Words of Nottinghamshire illustration

Dialect word 'Battletwig'. Poem and illustration of earwigs sword fighting with sticks.

Dialect word 'Clouts' (pronounced clarts). Poem and illustration of six pairs of trousers on a washing line.

Dialect word 'cobs'. Poem and illustration of bread rolls with fillings.

Dialect word 'coggin'. Poem and illustration of apples and apple core.

Dialect word 'collynobs'. Poem and illustration of brussel sprouts.

Dialect word 'CowLady'. Poem and illustration of a cow wearing a red dress with black spots.

Dialect word 'croaker'. Poem and illustration of doctor listening to child's throat with a stethoscope.

Dialect word 'eyup'. Poem and illustration of rubber duck in front of Nottingham town hall.

Dialect word 'gimmers'. Poem and illustration of sheep.

Dialect word 'guzgogs'. Poem and illustration of gooseberries.

Dialect word 'jasper'. Poem and illustration of wasps.

Dialect word 'lolly'. Poem and illustration of five pound note with other notes and coins.

Dialect word 'mardy'. Poem and illustration of pouting child.

Dialect phrase 'Are you mashin?'. Poem and illustration of teapot, tea strainer, mug, and bottle of milk.

Dialect word 'mazzgi'. Poem and illustration of cat peering around corner.

Dialect word 'moldiwarp'. Poem and an illustration of a mole.

Dialect word 'oakey'. Story and illustration of five ice cream cones.

Story of 'oakey' continued. Illustration of Sundaes and ice cream sandwiches.

Dialect phrase 'ollin it dahn'. Poem and illustration of a woman with an umbrella, leaning into the wind.

Dialect word 'rime'. Illustration of frost covered branches with red berries.

Dialect word 'spadger'. Poem and illustration of sparrows.

Dialect word 'speckles'. Poem and image of girl with freckles.

Dialect word 'sucker'. Poem and illustration of ice lollies.

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