What do you make?
Groovy little pieces of fun to add a splash of colour and creativity to your day and wardrobe! I specialise mainly cold cast enamel and silver, although I am branching out into gold this year too... very exciting... As well as experimental pieces I also make bespoke items, so feel free to run your ideas by me – I'm always happy to talk creative ideas through with people.
Why would you buy something handmade?
Why wouldn't I..??? Handmade is beautiful, it's an opportunity to buy something unique that's been crafted by, usually, the person you're buying it from. It's so personal and the antithesis of the malignancy that is mass produced tatt... handmade stuff totally kicks the ass of anything you can buy from typical high street stores... why would you buy mass produced generic mindlessness when there's a choice to buy something else...
Where else might we see your work?
Two Rivers Gallery in Cheviot, about an hour's drive from Christchurch towards Picton, or my website.
How did you get into your craft?
Through play and hugely encouraging friends.
Do you have formal training or qualifications in your craft?
Not really but I do have a degree in arts psychotherapy and thoroughly believe that art is therapeutic... which I guess is the truth about how I got into crafty stuff... thought it would be cheaper than a therapist's bill....
Is there a philosophy behind your work?
Only in as much as I think it's very human to be creative and making stuff is an outlet for all my nuttiness.....
What are your favourite materials, tools and/or processes?
Silver is a very satisfying material to work with and I have a leather mallet that I absolutely adore... and these tiny needle nose pliers that I wouldn't be without... is that too geeky?
littlerandom.felt.co.nz
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