Q & A with Ash Leaf Location: Hassocks, West Sussex Discipline: Printmaker Creative Practice/Process: I am a printmaker and designer, specialising in hand embossed paper. I create limited edition lino reduction prints, letterpress prints, screen printed tea towels, greeting cards and calendars. Having studied illustration at Brighton University, I specialise in printmaking with a twist…. Read more »
Q & A with Amy Frankie Smith Location: Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex Discipline: Ceramic Lighting Please describe your creative process/practice: My lights are simple organic forms carved or coloured in designs inspired by the beach and water. My experiences sea swimming and living by the water in the often quickly changing light on the beach inspires my… Read more »
Q&A with Lise from LH Braten Location: London Discipline: Ceramics Biography: Grove Vale Ceramics was established by makers Lise Herud Braten and Amanda-Sue Rope in 2020. Together they thoughtfully curate the gallery to showcase and champion the work of local contemporary ceramicists alongside guest makers from around the UK. Inside the gallery visitors have the… Read more »
Q&A with Tamara Williams from RubyKite Location: London Discipline: Textiles Biography: We have collections in both galleries and specialist boutiques across the UK and take part in craft events such as Beautiful & Useful and Craft Festival. We are members of Find a Maker, The Craft Council and Design Nation, championing contemporary design. We were… Read more »
Q&A with Anne McKenzie Location: London Discipline: Paper – Botanic Calligraphy Biography: Anne McKenzie earned her Postgraduate Diploma in Art Therapy at Goldsmith’s, University of London and her Bachelor of Fine Art at Rhodes University. Her years of living in the global culture of London have allowed her to study a variety of meditative traditions,… Read more »
Q&A with Ayshe Brandts from Brandts Jewellery Location: London Discipline: Jewellery Biography: I have attended jewellery making courses at Central Saint Martins where I learned essential jewellery making skills such as piercing and soldering, and most recently a stone setting course. In 2023 I exhibited my work at Desire Jewellery and Silversmithing Fair in Chelsea… Read more »
Q & A with Bridget Bailey Discipline: Mixed Media Location: London Please describe your creative process/practice: My artworks and installations are inspired by encounters with plants and insects on my allotment. From millinery and textiles to fly-tying, found feathers to cat whiskers, my works grow from the creative compost of my life and career as… Read more »
Q & A with Jane Macintosh Location: North London Discipline: Jewellery Please describe your creative process/practice: All my jewellery is one-off. Each piece is individually designed and handmade using traditional goldsmithing techniques. Short bio: Jewellery is a second career, my first was as a translator. I trained at Sir John Cass School of Art with… Read more »
Q & A with Pippa Ryan Location: East London Discipline: Mixed Media Assemblage Art Creative Practice/Process: My fascinating three-dimensional artworks celebrate the hidden stories, memories and beauty of everyday vintage objects and discarded keepsakes. Each of these unique items has its own cultural significance, practical use and intriguing history. As you explore my art, you’ll… Read more »
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 »
