Visual art exhibitions and events with a platform for critical writing
Hilary Williams talks to four artists about how they have developed specific products. She learns about their initial motivation and inspiration, how they developed their ideas into production and what marketing strategies they employed for these particular products.
Edmund De Waal began his training at the age of twelve, with two year's of pottery lessons from Geoffrey Whiting. At sixteen he travelled to Japan for four months potting and learned the disciplines surrounding the tea ceremony. He studied english literature at Cambridge University.
Claire Norcross completed her degree in embroidery from Manchester Metropolitan University in 1998. After graduation she was accepted onto the Crafts Council's Setting Up Scheme.
Kim Jenkins has a degree in fine art. After moving to London she studied for a postgraduate diploma and then took an MA in printmaking.
Christopher Cook graduated from Exeter University with a degree in English literature and fine art. After two year's painting he went on to do an MA in painting at the Royal College of Art.
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