Friday 30 April 2010

Yave weaving-Trinindad Cuba



I managed to approach a local Palm weaver with my best Spanish and asked for some classes in a type of basket weaving using small palm leaves called Yave, which are picked a dried for two hours and then used to make different artifacts. A great time and really hope to adapt and use this technique in some way for my work.

Working with painter and sculptor Martha Jimenez- Camaguey Cuba



I spent some time with established and renowned Cuban artist Martha Petrona Jimenez- www.pprincipe.cult.cu/artistas/webmartha/
A truly great time learning some skills in ceramics and a great opportunity to spend time with an artist from Cuba. I made the link with Martha before I left the UK, through a connection which Derby UK has with Camaguey Cuba, as they are both the midlands of their countries. Martha hopes to make it to England in the near future to establish links with Arts and education. As example of Martha's work >top>.

Wooden Chandelier

Wooden Chandelier
Maison et Objet exhibiton. A bespoke commission for Liberty London came from this show.