wendy fairclough

Wendy Fairclough, Acquiesence 2010, Hand blown glass, sandblasted. Image courtesy the artist and Narek Galleries, Tanja.

Wendy Fairclough, Commonality

Wendy Fairclough, Still Life

Wendy Fairclough, Still Life 

Stunning work by a glass artist Wendy Fairclough. 

"Conceptually my work in glass arises from an ongoing exploration of human experiences of home, journey, land and sense of belonging and in response to contemporary world events, extends towards an examination of cultural values.

I enjoy working within the Still Life genre because of the particular way in which the artificial staging of domestic objects allows for a transformation from a reality into a fiction, just as memory can transform real experiences into stories." 

Quoted from here, where you can find more on Fairclough and her exquisite work.

photo sources, from top: image 1 from here, image 2 from here, images 3 and 4 from here.

bottled history

via thisispaper (always loads of inspiring stuff to be found there)

dienke dekker: basket project

A very interesting and beautifully made project by Dienke Dekker.

"The basket weaving craft as the inspiration for a project about imitation and reinterpretation of crafts. From imitation of bamboo structure, the step was made to silkscreen printing on silk and other textiles with custom paint stamps, resulting in a series of archetypical objects."

Found via Thisispaper Magazine.