I started as soon as I could hold a pencil. I did my first drawing at two after my first vaccine of a trolley with a kidney bowl. I copied a picture in a book and the teacher took it around the whole school at primary school.
Read moreMaker of the Month: Olivia Price
I’m a printmaker specialising in linocut, screenprint and monoprint methods, sometimes combining all three. The process behind each print is really important to me, with this hopefully visible in some of my work. My lino prints and screen prints use block shapes and solid lines to create graphic and bold figurative/portraiture designs. My mono prints, in contrast, are often slightly softer in their edges and colour palette. Both styles, however, lend themselves well to having an element of fluidity and chance. Though predominantly a printmaker, I love to try and apply my style to different mediums as a form of experimenting and learning new ways of working.
Read moreMaker of the Month: Iris Dina Gunnardottir
I am a multi-disciplinary artist working in video, performance, photography, drawing, printing and, most importantly, ceramics. I would describe most of my work to be minimal in some respects. I like to keep things simple but effective and I would say that about all of the mediums I use. I like exploring techniques, which is often what gives me my motivation.
Read moreMaker of the Month: Emma Barrow
“I launched Blond Eyed Girl in January last year and instantly loved the connection the brand gave me to stockists, buyers and other makers. I make satirical everyday objects that reflect my love of combining colours, words, things and materials. My range includes hand-made cards, enamel pin badges and collages. I trained as a sculptor and have recently explored ceramic techniques to translate my ideas into clay.” says Emma Barrow.
Read moreMaker of the Month: Ella Johnston
“I'm an artist, illustrator and creative content consultant. I run my business from my home in Wivenhoe and my studio at Colchester MakerSpace. I am also co-owner and creative director of indie publishers Dunlin Press” says Ella Johnston
Read moreMaker of the Month: Abigail Swan
Ceramics begun for me when I went to my first, free-form clay workshop at the Makerspace. That then led onto the 3-week throwing workshop in January this year. After my first session, I was straight back into the studio the following morning playing with the clay and making some very questionable shapes. It was so fun.
Read moreMaker of the Month: Lizzie Croucher
Welcome to our very first ‘Maker of the Month’. Showcasing our members and giving you a peek inside the personalities and what’s being made in our space. Each month our chosen maker will give a show and tell at our open workshop (on the last Thursday of every Month), complete a Q&A interview on our blog and have their work on sale for 4 weeks in Café Saison in front of the Makerspace at Trinity Works.
This Month our Maker of the Month is Ceramicist Lizzie Croucher.
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