TalkingShop@NRCG WITH Hanky Fever
This week's feature is Jen, the artist behind Hanky Fever!
1. Who are you and what do you do? Hi, my name is Jen and I make a range of handkerchiefs for men, ladies & children.
2. How do you choose your materials? I choose fabrics for the range by what I love!
3. What is your creative process like? My creative process is very simple - sewing around a square hanky and presenting beautifully finished corners.
4. What's the best piece of advice that you've been given? Give it ago - you don't know until you try.
5. What couldn't you live without? My family.
TalkingShop@NRCG with Lucille Atkins
This weeks feature is Lucille Atkins!
1. Who are you and what do you do? I am a jewellery maker with a commitment to sustainable practice.
2. How do you choose your materials? I try where possible to use found and recycled materials such as anodised aluminium saucepan lids, sea glass, beach detritus and recycled silver.
3. What is your creative process like? My creative process usually involves many beach walks, drawings, internet searching and wandering. I take a long time to make a decision about what to make and often come back to ideas at a later stage. Talking to other makers is also important. It's important to have project deadlines or else I could be overwhelmed by ideas.
Five Writers Road Trip
Word warriors hit the road again - Byron Writers Festival 2016.
According to numerologists the number five is the most dynamic and energetic of all single digit numbers. That is undoubtedly why the 2016 Byron Writers Festival is again hosting the Five Writers Road Trip. Five writers will head to five towns in five days, talking, writing and reading at pubs, clubs, cafes, galleries, schools, libraries, service stations, bus stops...wherever there are readers, the fearless 555 will go.
TalkingShop@NRCG with Olive & the Volcano
This week's feature is Olive & the Volcano!
1. Who are you and what do you do? Olive & The Volcano is a multidisciplinary letterpress & print studio. We handcraft letterpress paper-goods and accessories with the help of a band of vintage presses and machinery and other local artisans. We also print custom letterpress projects for other artists, businesses and the public.
2. How do you choose your materials? Our wholesale range of paper-goods is inspired by gestural mark-making and nature. The work is influenced by the poetic, the romantic, the contemporary and the beautiful. We often work with imagery that is rich with personal and universal stories and what it is to be human.