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25/09/2015Kazuhito Takadoi featured in &Beyond
Kazuhito Takadoi takes grasses, leaves and twigs from his garden and turns them into beautiful works of art. At his Liverpool studio, each element is dried and then woven, stitched or tied to washi paper to create an eye-catching composition.
Nature is, quite literally, Kazuhito Takadoi's inspiration. He combines elegant design with a fascination for plants - an obsession that started when he was a child. 'I grew up on the outskirts of Nagoya in Japan, which at the time was quite...
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08/09/2015Charlotte Hodes at the British Ceramics Biennale
Charlotte Hodes has been commissioned by the British Ceramic Biennial to create a major new installation to be shown at the 2015 Biennial. The installation will be the result of many years involvement with ceramics at Spode and a recent Arts Council of England Award 2014 (with artist Paul Scott) for research and development.
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08/09/2015Laura Ellen Bacon at Hall Place, Bexley
Hall Place, near Bexleyheath.
Curated by Artwise Curators as part of a show called Watershed.On Sunday 6 September, sculptor Laura Ellen Bacon unveiled Course a large sculptural work, made from 20 bundles of 6ft Somerset willow, which appears to meander from the formal landscape of Hall Place into the waters of the River Cray below. Laura Ellen Bacon was Hall Place’s first artist in residence, the work was made during her residency in August, and will be in situ until 31...
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08/09/2015Laura Ellen Bacon's Murmuration at The Holburne Museum, Bath
A site specific installation using Somerset Willow, the forms merge with the Holburne inside and out.
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30/07/2015Rachel Shaw Ashton featured in Suffolk News
The power of paper
Artist rachel Shaw Ashton will evoke the senses through her hand cut paper exhibits set for Snape Maltings