Lesley Turner

Lesley Turner

Victoria, BC

Lesley Turner has a full time art practice and exhibits across Canada, and the USA. She stitches textiles by hand and machine.

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Idiom: On the Cuff by Lesley Turner Image: Lesley Turner, 'Idiom: On the Cuff', 2020, 9"x9". Cotton shirt cuff, plastic buttons, bedsheet, polyester thread. This idiom originated from the practice of bartenders recording customers' bar tabs on their shirt cuffs.
Lesley Turner, 'Idiom: On the Cuff', 2020, 9"x9". Cotton shirt cuff, plastic buttons, bedsheet, polyester thread. This idiom originated from the practice of bartenders recording customers' bar tabs on their shirt cuffs.

Idiom: On the Cuff

  • Men's cotton shirt, polyester thread, bed sheet
  • 9 x 9 x 0.5 in
  • C$75
  • Lesley Turner
  • Available
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The English idiom ‘On the Cuff’ means extending credit. It originated from the practice of bartenders recording customers' bar tabs on their shirt cuffs.

  • Subject Matter: Launder
  • Collections: Launder

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