Yes, I know I’m obsessed by the circle in its multiple manifestations and here’s another example I found at the last Affordable Art Fair in Hampstead on the Sheridan Russell Gallery stand. Mel Fraser is a master of her craft and seemingly as comfortable in figurative as in abstract work: these simple alabaster pieces are […]
Fairs
Works on paper
Many people tell me that artwork on canvas is perceived as having a greater value than work on paper. Much of my recent work has been on paper although I also work on canvas and sometimes just with fabric – it depends what I’m trying to express at the time. Anyway, what I’m saying is that I love […]
Petra Baker at New Designers London
There is so much to see at New Designers every year that it can sometimes be difficult to keep to the parameters I set myself, although going round the show on my own helps me stay focused. Loughborough graduate Petra Baker exhibited a tightly edited and mature collection of exquisitely made pieces using only black and […]
New work by N & N Wares
You’ll have seen work from Emma Jeffs both in her own name and with N & N Wares here before as well as on Instagram. The new work shown at Clerkenwell Design Week has really developed in terms of colour and the introduction of pleating. This piece below was my absolute favourite – the colouring is so sophisticated […]
Plight of the London artist: Kostas Synodis shown at Art16
As an artist living and working in London I’m on the lookout for affordable studio space. My current studio is at home so, although I’m lucky to have a designated room, I miss the community. Many artists have neither the space nor the means and, with more & more existing affordable studio spaces taken over by developers, the creative […]
Made London at Mary Ward House – part 2 of 2
Part 2 is all about ceramics, all very different. Elizabeth Renton showed mid-Century style cups and jugs with appealing tactile finishes and soft glazes. Jin Eui Kim, already featured in a previous post, continues his optical explorations using 18 shades of colour. In stark contrast to both of them, Judith Davies showed strangely mesmeric “Touchstones” with the effect of […]