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Craft Scotland — Compass: Emerging Maker Programme 2019
2019-01-26 14:22:11 UTCI am delighted to be one of the eight designer makers selected for the Craft Scotland Compass Emerging Maker Programme that starts in March 2019. I am thoroughly looking forward to meeting the other people on the programme — ceramicists, jewellers, a furniture maker… Meet the Compass 2019 makers… 2019…
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“A Bag for Isobel” photographed by Anna Deacon
2018-11-07 16:46:18 UTCWhen I make something in a byre in Applecross, it is sometimes difficult to know how it will look in the location it’s destined for. In this case, “A Bag for Isobel” was going from cow byre to castle… Luckily for me, it was photographed in situ, by lovely Anna…
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Corsetry boning (aka her dark materials)
2017-07-01 20:52:00 UTCThanks to a friend in fashion, I was introduced to what seemed an unlikely material for basketry. This is what happens when you apply traditional basketry techniques to corsetry boning…
Close-up Crow’s Feather Bag
Close-up Crow’s Feather Bag
Crow’s Feather Bag
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Inspired By…
2017-05-16 08:13:00 UTCA year ago my “Variations on a Flamingo” coiled baskets, inspired by a David Bailey photo in the V&A collection, were selected for the “Inspired By” exhibition in Morley Gallery. It was a privilege to be part of such a varied and interesting exhibition. The exhibition guide is still online,…
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Tulips in Toscaig
2017-04-24 17:47:00 UTCOur neighbours on Applecross Croft grew these glorious, very elegant tulips and photographed them in my candy cane basket! Today it is snowing outside, but the tulips are safe inside, in a vase in our kitchen…
A basket of Applecross Croft tulips! © Valerie Hodgkinson
Tulips from Applecross Croft ©…
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A different perspective…
2017-02-03 12:50:00 UTCRichard Serra’s NJ-2 at the Gagosian, London is glorious. http://www.gagosian.com/exhibitions/richard-serra–october-01-2016 My hair moss bag looked like a doll’s house prop next to it!