Gill Ormond, 'Artydec', Hand made felt, 2008. Photo: Gill Ormond. Hand made art decco cloche with fine leather applique
Graham Lister, 'Wish It Was Here', Oil on Paper, 2008. An altered photocopy painting of the Clifton Suspension Bridge, with the Manhattan skyline in the distance.
Jan Lee Johnson, 'Sisters-in-law', 2007.
Burtonwood and Holmes, 'Body of Christ', Cookies, May 2008. Photo: Tom Burtonwood. Courtesy: the artists. Baked cookies with pro war / anti war slogans.
Jayne Butler, 'Synoptic', Acrylic ink and pure graphite on polished aluminium, Oct 2007. Photo: Jayne Butler. Jaynes current practice explores the spiritual passage of time experienced and marked through transition and movements of line.
Judith Chestnutt, 'Childhood', mixed media, 2008. Photo: Judith Chestnutt. handmade papers- cast from office waste pulps - reformed to make children's clothing, seemingly blowing in the wind.
Frances Lord pulls together themes and strands that emerge from sixteen newly-commissioned interviews, which reflect the sheer diversity of working practice within the applied arts.
Silverman Gallery, San Francisco
15 May – 14 June 2008
Tart, San Francisco
10 April – 31 May 2008
The Space In-Between, London
7 – 30 March 2008
New Langton Arts, San Francisco
10 April – 31 May 2008