Q & A with Ciara Bowles Location: London Discipline: Jewellery Please describe your creative process/practice: Romance, delicacy and detail are at the centre of the my work – drawing on the shapes and symbols that are recognisable in everyday life; circles, squares, triangles, hearts, stars. Combining these shapes with wonderful antique characterful intaglios or colourful… Read more »
Q & A with Ania Perkowska Location: East London Discipline: Ceramics Please describe your creative process/practice: Making: All work is wheel thrown using a variety of black clays to achieve a desired surface. Decorating: Pots are then polished with pebbles and light bulbs for smooth finish. Or scraped with metal kidneys and then polished for… Read more »
Q&A with Anna Thomson Location: Battle, East Sussex Discipline: Ceramics Biography: I graduated from Brighton University with a 1st class honours degree in Wood, Metal Ceramics and Plastics in 1997. Early in my career I co-founded the design house Hub together with Andrew Tanner. A ceramics homewares business at the forefront of bringing sculptural ideas… Read more »
Q&A with Jo Irvine Location: Cotswolds Discipline: Jeweller Biography: I completed a BA (hons) in photography at Nottingham Trent University before going on to study silversmithing for four years part time whilst working in film and fashion photography. Jewellery was a natural progression as I always had an obsession with the details, accessories and styling… Read more »
Q & A with Adrian Swinstead Location: Maulden, Bedfordshire Discipline: Woodwork Creative Practice/Process: My creative processes stem from my love of the material, prehistoric bog-oak. My designs are born of a desire to present these extraordinary pieces of tree that have remained underground for 5000 years. The piece of tree; it’s shape, it’s texture, lead… Read more »
Q & A with Liz Valenti Location: Gloucestershire Discipline: Paper Collage Please describe your creative process/practice: I work in 3D paper collage and my inspirations are fashion / textiles / costume related subjects. Short Bio: I am a Royal College of Art, Fashion Design Graduate. My work is in many private collections. Your Influences and… Read more »
Q&A with SaeRi Seo Location: Cardiff, Wales Discipline: Ceramics Please describe your creative process/practice: Most of my work is created using the throwing technique, primarily with porcelain. Once I throw the body with the wheel, all other details are made by hand. Short bio: I am a member of Fireworks Clay Studio. -Evening Standard Art… Read more »
Q & A with Clare Palmer Location: London Discipline: Ceramics Please describe your creative process/practice: My work is rooted in the personal, representing themes of emotional impact – from upheaval to trauma. Unusually for a maker, my sketch books consist primarily of words. My process begins with a written exploration of an emotional experience or… Read more »
Q&A with Carole Waller Location: Bath Discipline: Textiles Biography: MA Cranbrook Academy of Art USA Collections – V&A London Qest scholar Recipient of Arts Council grants Please describe your creative process/practice: I am a painter working with cloth. I make one of a kind painted and handprinted scarves , clothing and prints. Your influences and… Read more »
Q & A with Carin Lindberg Location: Boscastle, Cornwall Discipline: Jewellery Please describe your creative process/practice: I make one-of-a-kind jewellery where unusual and beautiful stones, nature’s art in themselves, are showcased in simple metal shapes and settings, with characterful textures, patina and brushed finishes. Short Bio: Rocks of all kinds are the inspiration for my… Read more »
Q & A with By Cecilia Child Location: North London Discipline: Handwoven Textiles Please describe your creative process/practice: My weaving process begins with gathering inspiration from a diverse range of sources – photography, architectural details, or thoughts and ideas I’m exploring. I create designs in a sketchbook using found imagery, photography, mark-making, and stitch work,… Read more »
Q&A with Rebecca Burt Location: Cardiff Discipline: Jewellery Biography: Rebecca originally studied Textiles in Practice at Manchester School of Art. Upon graduating in 2014 she enrolled into a jewellery and silversmithing course back in Cardiff, this kickstarted her passion for working in metal. In 2016 Rebecca got a place at Bishopsland Educational Trust. Whilst at… Read more »
