The Art Workers’ Guild
The Art Workers’ Guild
Jazmine Miles-Long
Jazmine will discuss the materials and processes she uses to create her ’ethical’ taxidermy only using animals that have died from natural causes. She will also delve into what it is like to be a modern-day taxidermist. Through revealing the skilled processes involved in creating taxidermy, Jazmine aims to show how this often-misunderstood craft is not only useful for science and education, but also that it really can show the utter beauty of living things. A poignant reminder that life is fleeting and precious and that we need to work hard to protect it.
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Join us for an exclusive insight with Harriet Vine of Tatty Devine as she shares the inspiring collaborative journey of this iconic duo. Harriet, alongside co-founder Rosie Wolfenden, will discuss how they breathe life into their creative ideas, showcasing their unique approach to collaboration. Discover how they work alongside other talented designers and artists to infuse their specialist-making knowledge into a diverse array of projects. Harriet will highlight their exciting collaborations with renowned figures such as Grayson Perry, Leigh Bowery, Jarvis Cocker, and Jeremy Deller, revealing the techniques and inspirations that fuel their innovative designs. Come and explore how the fusion of art and craftsmanship creates extraordinary pieces that tell a story and push the boundaries of contemporary jewellery.
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The Guild was founded to form partnerships between architects and craftsmen and eccentricity was always a feature. Simon Hurst and Jane Dorner are continuing in that tradition, and the boundaries between architect and artist or between collaboration and friendship have pleasingly merged. Both are members of the Folly Fellowship having won the unique category of the Shed-of-the-Year Competition with the folly that Simon designed, and Jane decorated in 2022. They are now collaborating on a shell-house in Jane’s outside loo as well as on Simon’s book examining the purpose and meaning of architectural features that are not as they initially seem. Their illustrated talk will look at the notion of ‘folly’ and ‘fellowship’ in various senses of the words.
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Aliénor Cros is an interior designer specialising in historic styles and the founder of Artfully Crafted, a platform spotlighting craftsmanship and makers. For London Craft Week Aliénor will bring together four alumni from the inaugural Creative Connections cohort at the Art Workers’ Guild to discuss their craft. Joining the panel are enamel artist Belinda Coyne, sculptor Jo Grogan, textile artist Joanne Lamb and carver Sofia Karakatsanis. Although their practices are varied, their work is connected by themes of nature and the environment, and responses to culture and beauty. In their discussion they will reflect on their individual work, and how involvement in the Creative Connections programme has supported them in establishing their practice in the current crafts landscape.
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