Blog

  • Video of the Week: Material Matters

    by Alison Shelton Brown
    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.
    Posted in ceramics, Design-Nation, Design-Nation Cornwall & Devon, Exhibition, MAKE Southwest

  • Metamorphoses in Munich

    by Alison Shelton Brown

    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.

    Posted in Art Jewellery, Exhibition, Metamorphoses, Munich Jewellery, Sustainability

  • Design-Nation Cornwall & Devon February Away Day

    by Alison Shelton Brown
    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.
    Posted in Design-Nation, Design-Nation Cornwall & Devon, Jenny Gracie, Newquay Orchard, Willow Weaving

  • 'Songlines: Tracking the Seven Sisters'

    by Alison Shelton Brown
    A joyful celebration of colour, material and texture at Songlines: Tracking the Seven Sisters at the Box, Plymouth.
    Posted in Exhibition, First People Artists, Plymouth, Songlines

  • My Journey video at The Hub, Sleaford

    by Alison Shelton Brown
    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!
    Posted in Art Jewellery, ceramics, Design-Nation, Exhibition, Sleaford, The Hub

  • Our Journey blog

    by Alison Shelton Brown
    Design-Nation : Our Journey is the first blog by Liz Cooper featuring makers in the Excellence category which surprisingly I'm included in.
    Posted in Art Jewellery, ceramics, Exhibition, Sculpture, Sustainability

  • Maxine Greer's blog post featuring me and why Material Matters

    by Alison Shelton Brown
    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 ...
    Posted in Art Jewellery, ceramics, Exhibition

  • Design-Nation: Our Journey

    by Alison Shelton Brown
    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 ...
    Posted in Art Jewellery, ceramics, Exhibition, Sculpture, Sustainability

  • Isamu Naguchi at the Barbican

    by Alison Shelton Brown
    I'd not come across Noguchi, a Japanese/American sculptor, previous to my visit to the Barbican in London but I was in town, looking for an exhibi...

  • Material Matters at MAKE Southwest

    by Alison Shelton Brown
      Bridget Macklin, Susan Kinley, Maxine Greer, Alison Shelton Brown It's been a busy few weeks for me with organising both Elements show at Lyme an...

  • Elements in Lyme Regis

    by Alison Shelton Brown
    Elements - a show curated by myself involving five other artists and makers opened in Lyme Regis for eleven days at the end of November. A beautif...

  • Creative ELEMENTS because of lockdown

    by Alison Shelton Brown
    A contemporary art and craft exhibition in Lyme Regis During the pandemic many people turned to art activities to stave off boredom or because th...