Crafts Council UK - Hothouse Programme 2011

It appears that the craft gods are smiling on me this week. I have been hovering around my inbox for days, and happily for me, when that email came from Crafts Council UK yesterday, it was one containing good news. Therefore I can announce, (and with considerable excitement I might add), from September 2011 until March 2012, I will be taking part in the Hothouse 2011 programme.

In its second year, Hothouse is an initiative run by Crafts Council UK, (with selected partners), which aims to support emerging makers. Last years collective were a very impressive bunch, so I feel extremely honoured to have been chosen. They are all presently working on a joint exhibition of their work, which will take place at Pitzhanger Manor House, Ealing - Portraits in the making (21st Sep - 12th Nov 2011), curated by Greg Parsons. There are seventeen makers in total from different disciplines, all exploring the process of making, in response to Pitzhanger Manor. They are recording their respective journeys on a blog, and you can also follow Hothouse 2010 on Facebook and Twitter.

They are breeding..(work for Yorkshire Sculpture Park)

One week left until deadline for delivery. I keep arranging work into groups and then counting pieces - and then rearranging them again. This is not helping at all, however I have managed to mount some of these stones over the past few days..

Jane Dzisiewski
Work for Yorkshire Sculpture Park Jewellery Showcase - 8 July-4 September, 2011

Jane Dzisiewski
Work for Yorkshire Sculpture Park Jewellery Showcase - 8 July-4 September, 2011

Jane Dzisiewski
Work for Yorkshire Sculpture Park Jewellery Showcase - 8 July-4 September, 2011

Jane Dzisiewski
Work for Yorkshire Sculpture Park Jewellery Showcase - 8 July-4 September, 2011

In need of fresh air to clear my head before I start today. I'm off to walk my dog and count some cars instead.

Stylist Magazine - Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair 2011

I have been very fortunate to have my work selected for this years Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair (GNCCF) at Spinningfields, Manchester.

The GNCCF PR Katy Barraclough went to London last week, armed with press packs and samples of some of the makers work for this years fair.  One of my bangles was given to the fashion journalist, Morag Paterson from Stylist Magazine - and lucky for me, (and thank you Morag), she liked my bangle so much that she featured it in Morag's Summer Style Diary on Tuesday 14 June.

That picture may well be small, but I assure you that the bangle was perfectly formed and all handmade by me!

Jaume Plensa Design - (YSP site specific work)

For the past six weeks, I've been working with the clever beans over at Lairdside Laser Engineering  Centre (LLEC), as part of the knowledge exchange in lasers project (KE-Las).  They do some incredible work over there, and they are helping with the masters I make for my resin pieces. Hopefully, I will be able to make larger moulds than I have been doing previously, which could open up new creative possibilities and outcomes.

One of my new designs for Yorkshire Sculpture Park is based on the Jaume Plensa exhibit which is showing there until 22.1.12.

Jaume Plensa - Yorkshire Sculpture Park
(Inspiration for the design below)

This is the design LLEC are creating a master of, from a drawing which was made of the sculpture above.

Jane Dzisiewski
Jaume Plensa design for Yorkshire Sculpture Park

Jaume Plensa - Yorkshire Sculpture Park

I'm delivering my work to YSP for my jewellery showcase the week after next. The showcase will run from 8 July until 4 September 2001.

Yorkshire Sculpture Park - work in progress

I've been holed up in the Craft bunker for a good few weeks and that Yorkshire Sculpture Park deadline is fast approaching. I've been making new work for my jewellery showcase at YSP and the ball is well and truly rolling on my site specific projects.

This is what my desk looks like at the moment..

Jane Dzisiewski's magical world of making and controlled chaos

 Some of the stones I've been working on..

Jane Dzisiewski
Resin stones for Yorkshire Sculpture Park

Jane Dzisiewski
Resin stones for Yorkshire Sculpture Park

 A few finished pieces..

Jane Dzisiewski
Work for Yorkshire Sculpture Park

There's nothing like a heart pumping deadline to focus ones efforts.