glenn's wish: emmeline hastings sculpture

another artist's work we saw at "wrapped up", when we went to
give The Devon Guild more of our mirror's,
was Emmeline Hastings stunning sculptures.

we both loved them, but Glenn spied them first and was
really taken with them - they looked beautifully fluid and light,
almost like tiny little feathers.

Emmeline's pieces are inspired by the visualisation
of sound and music - the sculptures are her interpretation
of hearing & feeling the vibrations of these sounds.

Using perspex, stainless steel and silver, Emmeline creates beautiful
tactile sculptures that give optical effects and the illusion of movement.

to see more of her work, you can visit her website {here}
and she has some lovely pieces on show at The Devon Guild
xmas exhibition "wrapped up", on until 3rd jan 2010.

sammy's wish: pauline edie jewellery

I totally fell in love with Pauline Edie's jewellery when I was
looking online to see what other makers were putting work
in The Devon Guild's xmas exhibition "wrapped up".

I did a post about the exhibition {here} and had to mention
her work because it totally intrigued me when I came
across her website.

We delivered work for the exhibition and then, about a week
and a half later, got a call to say that most of our mirrors
had sold already. So we delivered a few more and got to
see the exhibition set up and Pauline's beautiful jewellery!


Inspired by childhood stories and illustrations, Pauline uses
porcelain, white precious metal, gold glaze and

oxidised precious metal for her brooches, rings,
bangles and neck pieces.
Some of her pieces have her sketches transferred onto the porcelain too.

I love the whole collection but I think my favourite piece
is the rapunzel's hair neck piece.

You can see more of her work on her website .. {click here}
and also in the "wrapped up" exhibition which is on
until the 3rd of january 2010.


{a little wish came true - I bought one of Pauline's rings from the exhibition}

wrapped up

The Devon Guild of Craftsmen's xmas exhibition opens this Saturday.
Wrapped Up showcases some of the best makers of
contemporary craft in the uk and focuses on selling
hand-made high quality small batch pieces
and unique one-offs.

we were delighted to be asked to exhibit as part of
this years exhibition - along with some smaller pieces,
we have a beautiful new sculptural slate mirror in the exhibition,
and our oak and dark grey steel bench.

There is work in this exhibition from over 50 makers,
from jewellery, ceramics, textiles, mixed media & more,
including Claire Loder, Margo Selby, Teresa Green ....
and lots more.
Here are a few that caught our eye:



porcelain vessels inspired by sea & mountains,
history & modernity - by Carys Davies



using childhood stories & illustrations to incite her work,
Pauline Edie makes the loveliest porcelain & silver jewellery




enamel panels & jewellery, inspired by trees, flowers,
leaves & seedheads - by Janine Partington




and us, of course - contemporary furniture & accessories
from reclaimed and natural materials by pachadesign


Wrapped Up xmas exhibition opens this Saturday 21st nov
to 3rd jan 2010 at The Devon Guild Of Craftsmen,
Riverside Mill, Bovey Tracey, Devon.