This small display shows a selection of costumes for Poor Things, the brilliantly bonkers film that everyone is talking about. It’s tucked at the back of the ground floor, just before the stairs up to the rest of the building. Costume designer Holly Waddington mixed modern and traditional materials, producing unusual textural combinations to deepen […]
Makers
Makers at MADE London
It’s always a pleasure to visit a MADE show as the standard of work on display is of such a high standard. This time MADE London was in a new pop-up venue in Islington. Ceramics were the main thing that caught my eye; here are just a few of the makers whose work I admired. […]
Shadows on show at Collect
Shadow is, for me, a key element in how an object influences its environment. It’s something I have played with over decades, most recently with my Drifts and I find it almost magical. You can see then why these pieces caught my eye at Collect at Somerset House. Lovely as they are in themselves, the […]
Bridget Bailey at Collect, Somerset House
These photos only give an impression of Garden of Making, Bridget Bailey’s installation at this year’s Collect, held at Somerset House. Imagine a soundtrack of birdsong and breeze while looking at these pictures. Bailey, a textile artist, uses precise millinery techniques to capture the atmosphere and impressions of the natural world as experienced on her […]
A visit to North London Framing
Getting artwork framed is a regular subject for discussion amongst artists. Yes, of course there are good ready-made frames on the market but they cater for the everyday. As a professional artist I collaborate with other experts to present my work in the best possible way and to protect it for a very long time. […]
Fung + Bedford: Gathering at Collect.
Angela Fung and Ashley Bedford are specialists in the sculptural use of origami for interiors. They were commissioned to create this piece to hang all five stories of the Stamp Stair at Somerset House during Collect, the international fair for makers. The iridescent gold paper caught the light beautifully. You could get up close while […]
