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The Value of Making
This new body of work was created to celebrate the skill, dexterity and the creative problem solving of people who make things, recognising the value of clever hands in an increasingly digital and cerebral age. Concerned about the position of making in the hierarchy of skills we value as a society and how this is exacerbated by the decline of making in schools, I have made a series of portraits of contemporary makers to reflect how proud I am to be a member of this creative community.
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Portrait of a Potter 2018
23cm x 23cm
Hand stitched silk organza appliqué on linen
Portrait of a Metal worker 2017
63cm x 49cm
Hand stitched silk organza appliqué on linen
Portrait of a Furniture maker 2018
65cm x 59cm
Hand stitched silk organza appliqué on linen
Portrait of Shoemaker 2017
45cm x 46cm
Hand stitched silk organza appliqué on linen
Portrait of a Weaver 2018
23cm x 33cm
Hand stitched silk organza appliqué on linen
Portrait of a Jeweller 2018
18cm x 18cm
Hand stitched silk organza appliqué on linen
Portrait of a Glass-blower 2017
33cm x 42cm
Hand stitched silk organza appliqué on linen
The Value of Making is supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England.
Many thanks to the makers: Helen Beard, Ane Christensen, Sebastian Cox, Maiko Dawson, Eleanor Pritchard, Sarah Pulvetaft and Michael Ruh.
Photo credit: Lol Johnson
Collect 22-25 February 2018
Saatchi Gallery
Duke of York's HQ
King's Road
London SW3