New Work for GNCCF

I showed mainly new works at GNCCF last week. It all follows on from my final university project "The Sublime in the Mundane: Counting Threads". It's a theme that I would like to continue exploring, I think there's a lot of potential for my work to develop. I really want to up the scale- I just haven't physically got space to do so at the moment, now that I'm working from home. Anyway, this is where I am with it currently:

 

An overview of my stand. It great to have such a big space all to myself, it meant that I was able to exhibit a good selection of all of work and gage a public reaction to each strand. I showed work in pairs: 2 large photogram pieces, 2 small, 2 photograph pieces and two in fabric. I also showed my acrylic ribbon piece, now re-named "On the Surface, 10" and a selection of unframed works.

Tone no.1

Hue no.1

A real public winner

Pincer

Spider

If pushed, I would have to say that this is my current favourite piece. Deception plays a huge part to the viewing of my work, I just cannot work out how I took this photograph- which is why I get so much enjoyment from revisiting it.

News of upcoming exhibitions and my new website coming soon...

Great Northern Contemorary Craft Fair Favourites

As promised here is a selection of my favourite makers from GNCCF:

 Allyson Gee

A Glasgow based jewellery designer with a stunning collection of encased butterflies. Incredible intricacy and fragility combined with graphic geometric structures.

www.allysongee.co.uk






 Suzi McLaughlin

Suzi works with laser cut paper and fabric to produce beautiful cascading floral installations. I love the white and cream pieces- perfect for weddings. On her blog you can see her extravagent coloured works too.

http://suzimclaughlin.blogspot.com/
































Julia Snowdin

A conceptual artist producing knitted forms for ceiling installations. Her work seems to have an almost fluid quality whilst retaining strong orderly lines and sequences.

www.juliasnowdin.co.uk

Elspeth Edmondson

Elspeth was showing my favourite piece at the whole fair. Unfortunately, I couldn't find a picture of it! It was a stunningly simple piece of curled off white paper presented in a huge box frame. She works with typography and plays with ideas surrounding 2D & 3D work. Clean and crisp aesthetics, perfectly executed.

www.elspethedmondson.com






Details of all the exhibitors including the other graduates can be found here: www.greatnorthernevents.co.uk

Best New Graduate

I've just returned from a very successful Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair. My work received a hugely positive response from the public and I was lucky enough to be awarded "Best New Graduate" from the lovely people at Pannone LLP.

As well as big sales at the show, I have had requests for commissions and lots of interest from galleries. Thank you to everyone who came along and saw my work and to Pannone LLP, Kelda, Ann-Marie, Angela and my fellow exhibitors  for making it such an enjoyable show! Hopefully I'll be back again next year.

Pictures and full details to come in the next few days as well as a selection of my own favourite makers from the show.

I would also like to announce that work is beginning on my new website which should be up and running by the new year. Check back here for details...