SARAH CARPENTER: KIITOS STUDIOS
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CLAY JEWELLERY:
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BEING DYSLEXIC, I FIND LANGUAGE DIFFICULT. I LEARN KINAESTHETICALLY THOUGH “DOING” SO THIS IS HOW I APPROACH MY WORK. THE PROCESS OF PHYSICALLY MAKING ENGAGES MULTIPLE SENSES: SIGHT, TOUCH, SMELL AND SOUND. BY HAVING A PHYSICAL PRODUCT, I HOPE TO ENGAGE/COMMUNICATE WITH PEOPLE IN THIS MULTI SENSORY WAY, MAKING MY WORK MORE ACCESSIBLE. EACH PIECE OF MY CLAY JEWELLERY IS MADE BY HAND AND THEREFORE A ONE OFF BESPOKE PIECE. THE JEWELLERY COMES IN 100% RECYCLED AND RECYCLABLE BOXES. |
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WOODEN PIECES:
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I CREATE DWG FILES FOR THESE WOODEN PIECES, FOR INPUT INTO A LASER CUTTER. THE PIECES IN THE COLLECTION FIT TOGETHER LIKE A PUZZLE IN ORDER FOR THEM TO FIT INTO SHEETS OF BIRCH WOOD LEAVING ZERO WASTE. ONCE CUT, I SAND, GLUE AND CONSTRUCT THEM BY HAND USING TRADITIONAL TOOLS. |
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PRINTS: |
I FIND MINDFULNESS IN HAND MAKING/ANALOGUE AND TRADITIONAL PROCESSES. MY DESIGN PROCESS USUALLY STARTS AS SKETCHES / THOUGHTS ON PAPER, WHICH I TRANSLATE INTO DIGITAL FILES ALL OF THESE PIECES ARE HAND PRINTED AT MY HOME STUDIO HERE IN FOLKESTONE USING BOTH WOOD BLOCK AND SILK SCREEN PRINTING TECHNIQUES. |
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SURFACE DESIGN:
INSPIRED BY THE NEW POTTERY COLLECTION FROM EAST FORK, THIS DESIGN COLLECTION FEATURES THE COLOURS 'MALIBU' AND 'TEQUILA SUNRISE': EVOKING IMAGERY OF SUNRISE AT THE BEACH, FURTHER ENHANCED BY THE ADDITION OF A DUSKY, NEUTRAL COLOUR PALLET
SPLASHES/ DROPLETS/ SEA SPRAY, CORAL AND OTHER FORMS BOB ALONG AS IF CARRIED BY THE WATER. THE PERFECT BALANCE BETWEEN SOLIDITY AND FLUIDITY, THESE SHAPES REPRESENT THE STRONG YET DELICATE CERAMIC WORKS OF EAST FORK. PARALLELS BETWEEN THE CERAMIC PROCESS CAN ALSO BE DRAWN: DRIPPING SLIP, WEDGED CLAY, CYLINDRICAL AND HAND-LIKE SHAPES WITH DELICATE LINES CUTTING THROUGH THE IMAGERY AS IF SLICING THE CLAY ITSELF. |
A COLLECTION OF GEOMETRIC FORMS AND PATTERNS INSPIRED BY 50'S AND 60'S ITALIAN CAFES, WITH A NOD TO WES ANDERSON STYLE COLOUR SCHEMES AND DESIGN.
THIS COLLECTION FEATURES A CULMINATION OF DECONSTRUCTED ICONIC FORMS FROM THE CAFES OF THIS ERA: HALF MOON TABLE LAMP SHADES, ROUND GLASS CEILING LIGHTS, THE ARCHED SHAPES OF PADDED SEATING, CYLINDRICAL PILLARS AND TOPS OF BAR STOOL SEATS, QUADRANT ENDS OF AWNINGS AND ROUNDED EDGED RECTANGULAR GLASS PANELS FROM SWINGING DOUBLE DOORS. THESE FORMS ARE ALSO REPRESENTATIVE OF ICE CREAMS, CAKES AND OTHER FOODS FROM THE ERA (SUCH AS JELLY MADE IN MOULDS) |
FEATURE:
CABOODLE MAGAZINE 2019
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