See/ Hothouse Group Exhibition of Emerging Makers/ 8-23 October 2010
General Information
The Hothouse Farnham Cohort received professional development support during June-October 2010 through the following:
• Market development support – advice and guidance on developing new markets for their craft
• 1-to-1 business development coaching and creative practice mentoring
• Critical debate around creative practice
• Understanding craft collections and archives
• Business development workshops
• Financial planning workshops
• Group Exhibition at New Ashgate Gallery
All aspects of this programme have been delivered by the Crafts Council Maker Development Team as well as the Hothouse Farnham Cohort Partners: University for the Creative Arts; Crafts Study Centre; Farnham Maltings; New Ashgate Gallery
Leon Lewis, Wood
Leon Lewis’ work is interactive, playful and kinetic – the natural properties of wood are celebrated and entice the senses. Leon’s intention is to promote the use of woodturning by pushing the boundaries and challenging preconceptions of conventional turned artefacts.
www.touchthetimber.com
Jo Lovelock, Textiles
Jo Lovelock’s art textile quilts are inspired by the often unappreciated beauty of the urban and industrial environments that surround us. She combines colours, marks and textures to evoke nature’s reclamation of these buildings and the spaces they occupy, with particular emphasis on peeling paint, rusting metal and bleached timbers.
www.jolovelock.co.uk
Rosanna Martin, Ceramics
Rosanna Martin makes hand thrown porcelain cylinders that can be used in the home as pots or vases or simply appreciated for the visually striking and tactile qualities they offer. Recently Rosanna has explored the process of turning, using black slip and scraffito technique to enhance the decorative quality the turning offers.
http://rosannamartin.blogspot.com
Holly Berry, Textiles
Originally trained in fashion, Holly Berry has embraced craft since her appearance on the BBC2 MasterCrafts programme where she learnt to weave under the guidance of Margo Selby.
www.hollyberryprojects.com
Heidi Parsons, Ceramics
Heidi Parsons makes decorative objects that celebrate everyday encounters, commemorating moments in time. Using printed photography to create stories and isolating and embedding views, Heidi frames everyday experiences within ceramic objects.
www.heidiparsons.net
Gillian Royal, Textiles
Gillian Royal creates high quality seamless sculptural felted vessels, combining colour pattern and texture, and often embellished with embroidery and appliqué.
www.pantoufles.co.uk
Hélène Uffren, Glass
Hélène Uffren combines blown glass, cast metal, found objects and photography to create intriguing objects of curiosity.
www.heleneuffren.com
Stella Harding, Basketry
With a traditional grounding in basketry, Stella Harding blends traditional techniques with innovative materials such as tape measures and packing tape.
http://basketryplus.org/StellaHarding/gallery.html
Claire Baker, Ceramics
Claire Baker’s work is made as a response to a lifelong passion for Victorian china and chintz.
The large pieces are slab built recreations of her drawing studies, and smaller pieces are press moulded directly from her collection of vintage crockery.
www.bakerart.org.uk
Katherine May, Textiles
Katherine May uses upcycled fabrics to create her contemporary quilts, often working to commission to bring client’s stories into the work. She was commissioned by Liberty of London to create five new quilts for ‘Quilty Pleasures’, their in-store selling exhibition to celebrate Quilts 1700 – 2010 at the V&A
www.katherinemay.com
Hothouse forms one strand of Crafts Council Collective, the Crafts Council’s Professional Development programme for makers. For more information on Crafts Council Collective visit the website
Contact Information
gallery@newashgate.org.uk
