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Affordable Art
by Ruth Allen |
Ruth produces work that has been based around the theme of both interiors and architecture. The main inspiration for the ways in which she develops her techniques, processes and use of colour come from the 1950’s, with a focus on the work of both Lucienne and Robin Day and the 1950’s home and interior. When focusing on Ruth’s interior pieces she draws inspiration from both the modern and 1950’s interior, therefore the objects as well as her use of style and technique reflect this particular time.
www.ruthallenart.co.uk
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'Paper Tales' Biodegradable Jewellery
by Crumple |
Opening
times: Tue-Fri 12-5pm; Sat & Sun 11am -4pm;
Closed
Monday
On March 6th, to coincide with Fair Trade Fortnight and in support of the UN Decade of Bio-diversity, Crumple launched their summer collection of eco jewellery. Mimicking the simplicity and finesse of origami, each pair is carefully hand crafted in the UK out of beautiful eco materials including non-toxic, non-solvent acid free glues and responsibly sourced paper and card. The hooks are sterling silver so nearly everyone can wear the earrings. Once the earrings have been loved the wearer is given the option to recycle or compost them. If recycling facilities aren't available everything can be posted back to Crumple.
The collection has been inspired by the spectacular 1960s disposable paper dress sensation and the temporal beauty of land-art. Crumple design duo, eco fashion consultant Elizabeth Laskar and artist Jezella Pigott combine fashion and art to produce earrings that are eye catching, carry a positive story and designed to have minimal impact on the environment. Crumple's first collection is called 'Paper Tales' as each style tells a story about our environment.
There are currently nine designs in the collection which highlight an array of environmental challenges. From Polar Bears, water conservation, to nurturing environments for bees to visit gardens and meadows, the Paper Tales collection celebrates stories about our diverse environment and invites the wearer to get creative in helping to make a difference. For each pair of earrings sold, Crumple put 20pence into a fund for conservation projects around the world. The 'Sun Spot" earrings, inspired by the Egyptian sun god Aten, celebrates solar energy - funds raised from this style go directly to the Barefoot College Solar Engineers project, initiated and run by the celebrated social entrepreneur Bunker Roy.
wwwpapertales.co.uk
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Enamelled Bowls
by Pat Johnson
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Opening
times: Tue-Fri 12-5pm; Sat & Sun 11am -4pm;
Closed
Monday
Pat Johnson
Pat Johnson has a long involvement with enamelling, the technique of melting coloured glass powders on to a metal surface.
Her early work focused on enamel as an art form, as any kind of image and style can be created in enamel, and she had many exhibitions of her panels, both wall mounted and free standing. Through these exhibitions, an opportunity arose for her to move into large scale enamelling on steel. For many years she produced murals for cruiseliners and architectural site in the UK.
When a source of copper bowls became available, Pat Johnson switched back to enamelling on copper, because she feels that the unique qualities of enamel - transparency, textures and particularly beautiful colours - were best expressed on copper, especially on smooth, spun bowl forms.
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