2024
Often in ceramics; cracks, pin-holed glazing, mixing of clay and patchy slips are seen as defects, but I have created a body of work that enhances and celebrates these, each is still beautiful and valid in its own right. They have been made imperfectly-perfect with...
I am a full-time artist making figurative hand-built ceramics and limited edition sculptures. My subject matter is our relationship with the animal world, the inspiration coming from a love of nature, art and European folk stories. Adhering to the principle that...
I make no distinction between ‘Art’ and ‘Craft’. I’m fascinated by natural form and ways to depict that with forged steel. Just by undergoing the process of hot forged iron my mind alters the way I see certain shapes, sometimes deliberate but sometimes a happy...
After studying fine art at Nottingham Trent University, Conor moved straight into Harrlem Artspace as a studio holder in 2017. For the next four years he explored the sculptural form finding his passions lay in large scale, directly carved forms largely inspired by...
Ally Kendrick Clew I’m a Derbyshire-based sculptor, making individual works in reclaimed metal and wood. My sculptures are inspired by the landscape around me that changes according to the play of light and shadow, season and weather and trees represent that, as...
I create sculptures in stone using traditional carving techniques. My sculptures emerge out of a sense of deep time, pointing to the durability of natural things and the power of endurance of the human spirit. For me, making sculpture is a conversation with...
"I take great pride in being an artist blacksmith, using traditional techniques to create hand-forged items at my forge in Belper. I mostly forge with mild steel but have experimented using copper, stainless steel and brass as well as wrought iron. I enjoy making...
CLASSIFIER Liane Lang, former artist in residence with the Wirksworth Festival, was supported by the Royal Academy George Frampton Fund 2024 to create a public sculpture. The resulting work will be launched September 6th, 3-5pm at the National Stone Centre in...