Art in Action

Recently I took part in Art in Action, a four day art and craft event in the middle of Oxfordshire. With hundreds of artists and craftsmen alongside 250,00 visitors its full to the brim of activity and creativity. Volunteering with the Guild of Enamellers I had a great day of seeing lots of different workshops , stalls and exhibitions. Much to my delight while on a break I came across Helen Carnac's collection of vessels entitled 'Each Other'. Carnac creates beautiful mark making and textures fusing vitreous enamels to the surface of steel. Carnac presented this collection on a painted and drawn on structure which reflected the qualities found with the vessels.

Emerging enamellists from New Designers

Emily Knight - Series of temple bangles

Bekki Churcher - The Cells

Here are a couple of designer/makers from the 2011 New Designers that collections caught my eye due to their painterly approach to enamelling. Emily Knight's theme for her final year collection was based on her travels to India. The pieces Emily created was based on her memories and experiences of her time in this country full of textures, colours and patterns that are evident in this collection of work.


Another design graduate from Glasgow School of Art using enamelling in an expressive way was Bekki Churcher. The inspiration from Bekki's collection was centered around a modern ruin of St Peter's Seminary based in Cardross , Glasgow. This concrete building was completed in 1966 and used as a teaching college up until the 1980's. From being an award winning piece of architecture it now lies in Cardross village as a concrete skeleton being taken over by nature. Bekki's work encapsulates this juxtaposition of the man made versus nature.

Amelia's magazine mention

Got a little mention on Amelia's magazine which is exciting here it is!

Six Foot Gallery

My work will be shown at the Six Foot Gallery in Glasgow. The exhibition opens tomorrow night so if your in the area come along!