Maker of the Week - Suet Yi Yip

Suet Yi Yip is a ceramicist based in Nottingham. She produces work with a simplistic charm.

Where did you train? What did training teach you and what do you wish it had taught you?
I trained at Nottingham Trent University. I learnt the use of different materials including wood, glass, clay, metal and resin in a degree course called Decorative Arts. If there is something I wish the uni had taught me, it would be the EQ I need to deal with art as a business. Is it something inherited or something we can learn? I dunno.

Is being a designer / maker your only job?

Yes, it is my only job at the moment. Before this, I worked in Hong Kong as an Art tutor (part-time) for 4 years, a shipping clerk for 1.5 years, a secretary for 5 months and an English teacher for 1.5 years. It’s a lovely blend of life experience more than work experience to me.

One favourite living designer?

Laura Baxter. Her work has warmth, which I don’t usually feel with other jewellery.

What is the most interesting / fun job you have had?
The work placement for Katrin Moye. It made what I like and who I am today. 

What item of design / craft do you covet most?

Shoes from Belle & Sofa in Japan. It’s not easy to find comfortable and beautiful shoes but Belle & Sofa has done a great job. Their shoes have characters through which people can see the greatness of craftsmanship. I’ve got a pair of casual shoes, now saving up to get another pair from them.

At age 16 who most influenced your style?

Nobody. It’s a dark age for me. I was lost in realistic-style watercolour paintings over that period of time. 

Last book / film that blew your mind?
'The Way Home', a Korean movie, is always on my mind.  

What music are you currently listening to?

Yiruma’s piano music.

If you could live anywhere, where would it be and why?

Somewhere close to hills and flowers, with a little barn house and my studio. It would only be in my dream.

Where and what is your studio?

It’s a home-based pottery studio in Nottingham.

Do you have a good work/life balance?
I think so.

What one word would describe your feeling of doing your work?

Real

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Maker of the Week - Daphne Krinos

Daphne Krinos makes original and distinctive precious jewellery with a graphic look.

Where did you train?
I trained at Middlesex University

Is being a designer / maker your only job, or do you have other employment? Jewellery making is my only job

One favourite living designer?
A designer I admire is Jasper Morrison for the simplicity of his designs
 

What is your most prized item of design / craft? My Ane Christensen wall piece in my kitchen. Favourite craft/design object: three bowls by Ane Christensen

At age 16 who most influenced your style?
When I was 16 I did not have a style that I can remember

Last book / film that blew your mind?Favourite book (at the moment) 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami. It makes me think I am living through a comic book and it takes me to another world

What music are you currently listening to?
Whatever my lovely sons burn on CD for me

How many hours do you waste on the internet each day?I spend far too long on the internet but I try not to do this every day

If you could live anywhere, where would it be and why?I would live in a sunny place, not too hot, but with a lot of light. Maybe in Greece if the country was in a better way..

Where and what is your studio?My studio is in Hackney, my favourite place in London

Do you have a good work/life balance?
I try!

What one word would describe your feeling of doing your work?Bliss

 

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Sarah Young Showing at TATE BRITAIN (on Friday)

Well, for one evening!

 Tate Britain will be hosting their first 'craft fair' as a Late at Tate event, to run in conjunction with the Pre-Raphaelite show.

Mihara Yasuhiro, Ophelia Has A Dream (detail) 2012

© Mihara Yasuhiro, with thanks to Paolo Roversi and WOW

'Explore the continuing influence of the Pre-Raphaelites on contemporary art, fashion and music
Expect a vibrant evening of performance, music and much more...'

42 Pots

Emily Peacock

One of my new tea-towels

More work on my Etsy shop

They are joining forces with Etsy, and there will be 10 makers at a table top show that will take place at Tate Britain, Room 1840, on Friday 7th December, the event starts at 6pm and runs until 10pm.
The craft fair will close at 9.30pm.

PapaTotoro

ImmortalLongings

ToviCorrie

The makers are:
EmilyPeacocktapestry.etsy.com Contemporary Needlepoint Kits
Narin Silk.etsy.com: Scarves & Paintings
Archives.etsy.com: Pewter Art
42Pots.etsy.com: Stoneware Pottery
ToviCorrie: Leather Accessories
PapaTotoro.etsy.com: Block Printed Homewares & Scarves
ImmortalLongings.etsy.com: Art & Stationery
SarahYoung5.etsy.com:Prints and Tea-Towel/Cut and Sew Kits
BunnysVintage.etsy.com: Bespoke Kimono Jackets
NicolaMascall.etsy.com: Miniature needlepoint

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PALACE ART AND CRAFT FAIR - Deadline Today

The phrase 'no rest for the wicked' springs to mind as we finish up the paperwork for our three very successful Autumn shows and embark tomorrow on the selection for the revamped Palace Art and Craft Show.

The Palace Art and Craft Fair returns next year but with 2 very important differences. The dates have moved from the crowded Autumn period to May which we hope will enable us to make more of the beautiful setting (botanic gardens, walled Kitchen Garden and riverside walks) with the warmer weather and longer evenings.

We are spitting the fair between Art and Craft with 60 spaces in each section enabling us to pick the very best of each. We think that the inclusion of both Art and Craft will suit the area and make for a popular, busy and successful show for the South West of London.

Deadline for applications is today - apply online if possible

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Maker of the Week - Alice Shields

Alice Shields is a ceramicist making coasters, cufflinks & brooches decorated with transfer illustrations

 

 

Where did you train? What did training teach you and what do you wish it had taught you?
I did a BA degree in Three Dimensional Ceramic Design at Bath Spa University. My degree taught me that there is too much to learn about Clay! I wish it had prepared me a little more for the world post University and the reality of being self employed.

Is being a designer / maker your only job?
This is now my sole employment

One favourite living designer?
I really admire the ceramicist Edmund de Waal. I love the simplicity in his thrown work, his use of glazes and the presentation in which he displays his works. His vessels have a narrative and speak to each other.

One favourite historical designer?
I love the figurative Ceramics that came out of Staffordshire in the 19th Century. Most of the makers weren’t credited for their work unfortunately. I find the social and whimsical narratives very inspiring within my own work.

What is the most interesting / fun job you have had?
It wasn’t paid employment but I went to Honduras when I was 19 and worked on an Iguana station for a month. That was pretty interesting!

What is your most prized item of design / craft?
I picked up some beautiful ceramics last year in Morocco. I love the colours and patterns used in Islamic art and design. It also reminds me of the 3 hours spent at this Pottery and how bored my friends were as I tried to narrow down my selection.

 

What item of design / craft do you covet most?
An Edmund de Waal Vessel!

At age 16 who most influenced your style? I was heavily into drawing with pastels and pencils at school and I loved Edgar Degas.

Last book / film that blew your mind?
I’m just reading George Orwell's Down and out in London and Paris and I literally cannot put it down. Moonrise Kingdom was also a treat. Definitely Wes Anderson’s best to date.

What music are you currently listening to?
I have 6 Music on all day in my studio so whatever Lauren Laverne wants to play for me.

How many hours do you waste on the internet each day? Probably more than I should.

 

If you could live anywhere, where would it be and why?
New Zealand because it is such a beautiful country. It is geographically so diverse and I
love walking and being outside. Whilst I am a big people watcher, there are more sheep than people which is quite nice!

Where and what is your studio?
My studio is at Bath Artist’s Studios, with a collective of about 60 artists. I share with two other Ceramicists and we are in a rather small space but we have room for a kiln, a couple of wheels and a few rickety tables and shelves.

Do you have a good work/life balance?
Having a balance is really important to me. Christmas will always be a really busy period for any maker so it is important to me throughout the rest of the year to make sure that I have weekends and evenings off when I can to see friends and do fun things to stimulate me and motivate me to get back in the studio on Monday morning!

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