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Amphitrite goes to Munich
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I'm delighted that my Metamorphoses video featuring Amphitrite, Greek goddess of the sea is being shown during Munich Jewellery Week in July at Ga... -
Sustainable Making article in SCMK magazine #6
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Artists are compelled to create, to practice and experiment, expanding skills and making work which can also help keep us mentally healthy. But this comes at a cost. Using raw materials of a dubious provenance, relying on mass manufacture of non-renewables such as plastic or metal, in fact a lot of what we use in our creative practices could be considered precious materials; not just the silver, gold or stones ... -
Hens get creative
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My first Hen Party event for thirteen family and friends of the bride-to-be held at Combewater Studios in Devon where they enjoyed friendship, food and plenty of craft - eco-printing on silk, cyanotypes, sewn notebooks, leather craft, beaded hair accessories and sterling silver ring-making. -
'Flotsam' at the Malthouse Gallery, Lyme Regis 1st - 7th July
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‘Masterpieces are no more than the shipwrecked Flotsam of great minds’ Marcel Proust In a post-pandemic world which is currently at war with itself... -
Video of the Week: Material Matters
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The very lovely Heather Matthew joined me to visit MAKE Southwest in Bovey Tracey. Here I talk about a show I curated for Design-Nation Cornwall & Devon and explain some of the work by the members. -
Metamorphoses in Munich
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Eight months of preparation involving many international Zoom training sessions, getting up before dawn to shoot videos on Charmouth beach in 3º temp wearing a flimsy linen dress and avoiding the early dog walkers, the stress of posting jewellery to Germany and filling out customs forms was all worth it.
Three statement necklaces are now on show at Bayerischer Kunstgewerbeverein gallery in the centre of Munich from 25 Feb to 2 April along with my video Amphitrite.
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Design-Nation Cornwall & Devon February Away Day
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A very satisfying workshop to do with Jenny Gracie of Making Space to Make - a simple woven willow bird feeder or garlic holder - which can be completed in less than three hours. -
'Songlines: Tracking the Seven Sisters'
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A joyful celebration of colour, material and texture at Songlines: Tracking the Seven Sisters at the Box, Plymouth. -
My Journey video at The Hub, Sleaford
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Design-Nation has put together a short video on me for the 'Our Journey' show currently on at The Hub in Sleaford, Lincs, featuring twenty four other members of Design-Nation UK. This time Sea Serpent, two Ghostfishing necklaces and Mackerel Container get an outing far across the other side of the country. See you in April! -
Our Journey blog
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Design-Nation : Our Journey is the first blog by Liz Cooper featuring makers in the Excellence category which surprisingly I'm included in. -
Maxine Greer's blog post featuring me and why Material Matters
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A Look Behind the Studio Door is a blog series written by Maxine Greer, Cornwall artist, fellow member and participant in the current show at MAKE ... -
Design-Nation: Our Journey
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Twenty five members of the UK based Design-Nation craft and design organisation have been selected to take part in the show Our Journey held at ...
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