We are very pleased to throw a spotlight on the work of Juliana Loveday, our September Artist of the Month. Juliana is one of our Forge Fellows and her ground floor studio is always an absolute pleasure to take a peek into. She has a busy month ahead as she is taking part in the London Design...
How would you describe your current practice (e.g. materials, techniques, themes, key questions, approach) My work uses science as a medium from which to create art. My work isn’t about science. it’s made using science as material. There are two strands to my practice, large sculptural pieces for...
Susan Coussens BA (Hons) Fine Art, a Fellow based at The Fenners Letchworth, is a figurative artist in love with the human figure. How would you describe your current practice? My name is Susan Coussens (although everyone calls me Susie) and I am a figurative artist. I work on a fairly large scale...
How would you describe your current practice. My current practice addresses space and the use of line and colour in relation to the function of narrative – that is to say as they become signifiers of the narrative as painting/print/video. What are you working on at the moment. With a background...
1) How would you describe your current practice (e.g. materials, techniques, themes, key questions, approach)? I have started using the print room at The Forge and exploring monoprinting technique. I have found my way back to sewing, after years in the fashion industry. I had lost the passion for...
Allistair Covell is nearing the end of is five years with Digswell Arts. 1) How would you describe your current practice? I create vibrantly colourful and rhythmic abstract paintings, inspired by my synaesthesic responses to sound, primarily music. Synaesthesia is a neurological phenomenon, a...
To start off the 2019 creative year, our Featured artist for the January is Forge’s Print member and workshop tutor Sally Tyrie. Sally has had busy year and lot more exciting plans for 2019. To find out more about the upcoming workshops at the Forge have a look here:...
1) How would you describe your current practice (e.g. materials, techniques, themes, key questions, approach)? I am currently investigating crochet and my special interests lies in granny squares and doilies. There is a lot of skill and tradition in crochet – I am finding myself going...
1) How would you describe your current practice (e.g. materials, techniques, themes, key questions, approach)? I am a printmaker. I have just finished my MA in Fine Art. When I started it, the focus of my research was the Partition of India and how it had affected my family and also all aspects of...
Helen is nearing the end of her five years with Digswell Arts. Her recent exhibition at Fenners is her third and draws her development as a fellow to a conclusion. In the two years since her second exhibition, she has worked on personal memories and recall of places and events in her life (as...
1.How would you describe your current practice (e.g. materials, techniques, themes, key questions, approach)? I make woodcuts and lino prints. The process starts with a lot of drawing. I really enjoy thinking about how I’m going make the print – thinking in layers. I’ve found...
Cathy is in her fourth year as a fellow with Digswell Arts, working full time from her studio in the Fenners Building, Letchworth Garden City, where she paints most days. 1) How would you describe your current practice (e.g. materials, techniques, themes, key questions, approach)? I often work on...