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 »
Q & A with Judith Peterhoff Location: South East London Discipline: Jewellery Biography: Training with some of the world’s best jewellers, German-born Judith studied jewellery design at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design Maastricht (MAFAD) before moving to London. She founded her studio in 2018 and has been recognised by the Goldsmiths’ Centre as… Read more »
