Last, but certainly not least, is Rod McIntosh. Trained in sculpture, he now works with gesso and print. There’s a strongly sensual charge to the work which I hope you get a hint of from my photos here. The marks are not on but in his gesso paintings, absorbed into the surface. Rod told […]
The Other Art Fair – featured artists part 3 of 3
The Other Art Fair – featured artists part 2 of 3
Dolores de Sade has complete mastery of her chosen medium, etching, as shown below. Her concerns include the memory, myth and nostalgia of landscape. These prints could, at first glance, come from a Victorian book but reward repeated viewing. “Junction 4, A2” below looks like some exotic jungle. The work exhibited by Emma Davis could […]
The Other Art Fair: featured artists part 1 of 3
This is a relatively new addition to the art fair circuit and well worth attending if you can. The Other Art Fair runs twice per year and is where artists show and sell their work direct to the public. They are on the stand so can therefore talk to you about their work and answer any […]
Roca showroom by Zaha Hadid
We are lucky in London to now have several Zaha Hadid designed buildings to visit and this, the Roca showroom and exhibition space at Chelsea Harbour, is one of them.During my visit I heard from the architectural team about the project’s challenges, not least that it took twice as long to build than average due […]
Out of The Dark furniture
Ah yes, there is nothing I like better than learning allied to social enterprise. Out of the Dark trains young people, vulnerable to the temptations of crime, to restore and rejuvenate furniture for re-use. This organisation has also been mentored by the Walpole scheme. Here one of their members was re-caning a chair.I really liked […]
Hat over Heels millinery workshop with Sahar Freemantle
You may recall a post on sculptural headpieces by milliner Sahar Freemantle. Well, here are images of a recent workshop organised by Katherine Ferdinand and Sahar, attended by women from Alopecia UK and Macmillan. Illness, shock and stress cause hairloss and, as many of us know, our hair is a huge factor contributing to a sense of well […]