Wimbledon Art Fair Highlights
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Last week my destination was Wimbledon for the Wimbledon Art Fair.
Wimbledon Art Fair is an open studios event that takes place at Wimbledon Art Studios. Hidden in an industrial estate off Garratt Lane it is a mission to get there from where I live, but like all good treasure hunts, the prize is worth the hunt. This community of 150 artists, makers and designers is an absolute jewel.
Artist studios are spread across three blocks - red, yellow and blue. During the four day event, members of the public can visit private studios and purchase paintings, screenprints, ceramics, fashion and photography directly from the artists and makers. Entry is free.
Upon arrival, I was a handed a map to help me with navigating the show. But, since map reading is not my forte, I was content with following my instinct. I spent a good few hours getting blissfully lost in the dark maze of studios but emerged into the fading daylight blinking, having seen some real gems. Here is an edit of my favourites divided for ease into two categories - art and ceramics:
Art
Screenprints by Jane Bain
Jane Bain is a painter and printmaker who creates bold, colourful screen prints using amongst other things fruit and vegetables as subjects. A collection of these makes a striking display on a wall.
Giclée prints by Daphne Stephenson
Daphne creates high quality giclée prints of fantastical, lush tropical scenes inspired by memories of time spent in the Caribbean, Kashmir and Pakistan. Hang one in your home to gaze at and disappear, just for a moment, into an imaginary tropical world.
Silk screen prints by Nathalie Kingdon
Nathalie hand pulls silk screen prints onto high quality paper. Images are taken from old magazines, digitally manipulated and screen printed in layers to create the final piece. I first spotted Nathalie last summer at The Other Art Fair and was delighted to meet her in her studio and see more of her work. I was particularly drawn to this 1970s Biarritz beach scene evocative of summer holidays gone by.
Ceramics
Ceramics by Carolyn Tripp
Carolyn hand throws and slip casts porcelain into decorative pots, vases and bowls in her studio in Wimbledon. Each piece is unique and decorated with fragments of image and text that tell a story. The results are simply stunning.
Ceramics by Time and Toast
Behind Time and Toast is Nicola Penny who is a trained graphic designer. Nicola applies pretty graphic images to fine bone English china creating decorative but functional pieces that are traditional in style with a contemporary twist. Nicola is also a trained ceramicist.
Ceramics by Miyu Kurihara
Miyu is a Japanese artist who makes ceramics. Miyu trained in textile design in London and Japan. She uses traditional blue and white porcelain craftsmanship to make beautiful vases. Inspired by Japanese kimono design and traditional Asian ceramics, all pieces are made by hand and then drawn with intricate patterns. A collection of these on a table would make rather a wonderful centrepiece.
Wimbledon Art Fair will return in the late spring. Dates to be announced.
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