The thread running through this post on Collect is the maker’s manipulation of materials. At Jagged Art, Robyn Neild encrusted this 19th century folk bench with delicate bronze casts of navelwort. Yang Liu showed a mixed-media piece at Hong Kong lacquer Gallery by SOIL. Lacquer fascinates me as I think of it as a hugely […]
Makers
Collect at Somerset House. Post 1 of 2
Collect, the annual fair organised by the Crafts Council, was held once more at Somerset House. The range and quaity of craftsmanship is always impressive. I already wrote about glass in my last post so will focus on other materials this time. Korean Gallery Sklo presented sea urchin-like vessels by metal sculptor and jeweller Hyejeong […]
Vessel Gallery at Collect, Somerset House.
One of the strongest stands for me this year at Collect was Vessel Gallery. Here are a few of the glassmakers they exhibited. I was particularly taken with the work of Karin Mørch, who will have a solo show at Vessel later this month. The fluidity of her calligraphic pieces form a dance between motion, […]
Poor Things costume display at the Barbican
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 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 […]