I hope that Cath and Griff’s studio is nearing completion, I find myself without a studio at the moment too. Making in materials has all but stopped. My workshop is being rebuilt and extended, which is very exciting and will be a great improvement, but it also means not having a space to work. So I am trying to be productive by reading, gathering visual inspiration and drawing experiments.
As I said in an earlier post, my interest in spaces, which are situated neither on the inside nor the outside, is continuing and my fascination with the ‘fabric of gaps’ is on-going. I have just returned from a trip to Northern Italy – Milan, Bologna, Padua and Venice, with so much wonderful inspiration. Below is a small selection; the most special is the Galleria Vittorio Emmanuele II in Milan.
Beate Gegenwart
Beate Gegenwart is an enamelist and educator originally from Germany who lives and works in Wales, UK. Her studio is located on the beautiful Gower peninsular and she is a Honorary Research Fellow at Swansea School of Art (University of Wales Trinity Saint David). Her large enamel works exhibit an expressive interplay between polished stainless steel and fields of delicately applied and inscribed enamel. She is currently supported by a major production grant from the Arts Council of Wales.
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Beautiful images, Beate, I love them and the spaces that they share. Thank you!
Thank you, Melissa. There was such rich imagery, I haven’t been able to digest it all yet and start drawing. We also saw some wonderful exhibitions, Graziano Visintin for instance and the Giotto Chapel, both in Padua. Were you able to visit Padua earlier this year on your trip?
Melissa, I would like to learn how to make a gallery group, so that the post is not so large and I can’t remember how to do it. Can we Skype some time?