The occasional use of a period as part of our name has, on occasion, been noted. A precedent for this usage is found in the opening pages of the Folio of 1623 – “the first folio”, Capell copy in the Library of Trinity College, Cambridge – this being essentially the first edition of the complete works of William Shakespeare. When I produced the first Ophelias poster (by hand) I did my best to copy the font and style of The Tempest as it was printed here. This rendering was later used on our first album cover as well. A period, female, circular, is particularly appropriate for us, I should think.

First gig
19 February, 1986

In 1986 I sketched, in hamfisted fashion, a representation of what our logo later that year became in the hands of Ariadne Fellows. In some minor way the band put it out there that The Ophelias sought a professional rendering of my sketch, and we received several submissions, including a preliminary sketch from Ms Fellows which can be seen in the end credits to Bare Bodkin.