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Ahead of Handmade Oxford (17 - 20 September) we caught up with Lara at Studio Wolle, to find out how she has adapted to the new everyday.
How have you been adapting to the new everyday?
It’s been a bit of a stressful time if I’m honest, as I can imagine it has been for everyone in this situation we find ourselves in. As I damaged a tendon in my elbow at the start of lockdown I have had to find different things to do while I rest and heal. I honestly miss weaving, it’s a massive stress reliever for me so it’s been challenging to be without that for a while. Not being able to weave has started to affect my own mental health and it made me think about how the loss of our normal daily lives may be affecting other’s mental well-being.
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It’s important throughout these uncertain times, to keep communicating, continue making and sharing stories. We caught up with Handmade Oxford exhibitor, Jo Mullins of A Heart of Glass to find out how she has adapted to the new everyday.
As a team, how have you been adapting to the new everyday?
I'm not going to lie...it's been a challenge! As Nick and I run a mobile gallery, we are used to being on the go all the time and love travelling round the country with our glass. So the cancellation and postponement of our shows has certainly meant being more 'creative' with how we show the work to a wider audience.
What does your working day look like at the moment?
After a sneaky lay-in, I spen...
Have you been tuning in to Edinburgh Zoo's live webcams or Chester Zoo's virtual day out? It's a great way to take a visit to the zoo and entertain the kids for a few minutes, from the safety of your own home. Inspired by watching the pandas, penguins, tigers and all of the other animals, we've done a roundup of some of the wildlife-inspired interior accessories available on our website.
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From left to right:
1) Papillion checkerspot lampshade by Katie Wallis Print
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In light of the current situation and putting the health, safety and wellbeing of our visitors, exhibitors, partners and team first, we have decided to move the dates of Handmade Oxford - The International Contemporary Arts Festival. The Festival will now take place from Thursday 17 - Sunday 20 September 2020.
Ticket holders have been contacted by See Tickets and will receive new e-tickets within 7 - 14 days. For any further questions, feel free to get in touch.
September is a wonderful time of year and will present an opportunity for a much-needed day out after what will continue to be an uncertain spring and summer.
We hope that you, your family and friends are well and we look forward to welcoming you to Water...
Jewellery designer Holly Suzanna Clifford crafts pieces of delicate and detailed wearable art, celebrating the curious attraction we have to plants, places and the natural world. Encompassing ideas from outside the realm of jewellery, her work inspiration draws from illustration, great painters such as Monet and Klimt, and also from old dioramic books. We took a moment to sit down with Holly and discuss her inspirations, goals, and more.
If you weren't a designer-maker, what would you be right now?
I always loved geography at school, the topics on volcanoes, rivers, and erosion really intrigued me, so I'd probably be togged up and out in the field!
When did you realise you wanted to be a designer?
During my Art Foundation year at Oxford Brookes, I started out set on going down the fine art route, but after getting into the workshops and building things with my ha...
