Frameless Gallery is a wonderful little space always worth visiting. Curators Julian Page and Joanna Bryant create thought-provoking collections of work which never disappoint so I was delighted to learn that they have planned a regular programme there for the coming year. In the meantime here are a few images from their recent show, Digging Deeper. Stephen Gill’s layered photography contrasted with Peter […]
Images from Digging Deeper at Frameless Gallery
More from the Korean masters at Tent
Liking the work is not really the point, though I do; it’s the skill demonstrated in the exhibition that is breathtaking. The perfectly constructed paper kites by Oh Jeahwan hanging behind woven paper baskets by Lee Young Soon below are a case in point. Ceramic panels by Lee Seung Hee use the material in a different way […]
Korean masters at Tent: lacquer and Najon
The Korean display is, for me, one of the highlights of Tent due to the dazzling mastery of craftsmanship. This year, the exhibition Constancy & Change in Korean Traditional Craft included a set of wooden lacquered bowls by Park Gang Yong + Jung Sang-gil. Not only are the bowls carved to fit snugly in a […]
Seen during one of my walks on a grey autumn day
I walk past this house on a regular basis and have always been curious about the layout as it’s not a standard shape. I’m none the wiser as to the inside but was delighted to see that the owners had decorated the front door for some unknown (to the passerby at least) occasion. The hydrangeas are […]
The Handmade Alliance
The Handmade Alliance, which I came across at Design Junction, is a social enterprise teaching sewing skills to prisoners and former prisoners to help train them in a career, thus reducing reoffending rates. There is a real shortage of skilled machinists and hand sewers in the UK for businesses needing small runs and equally a […]
Knifemaker Grace Horne at Made London
Made London is always well worth a visit and this time I found knifemaker Grace Horne exhibiting her work here for the first time. Each of her pieces has a story, being much more than just functional. The travelling mortician’s kit below came about after receiving a commission from a mortuary technician to reproduce their favourite cadaver needle. These scissors, called Twisted Seamstress, form […]