North Lands Creative at Collect 2023

North Lands Creative Material Cultures

1st - 5th March 2023

Material Cultures

North Lands Creative proudly representing artists at Collect Art Fair 2023 by Crafts Council at Somerset House, London

We are an autonomous notfor-profit contemporary arts organisation based in rural Scotland. Since our inception in 1995 in Lybster, we have been committed to building global networks and solidarities. Through our programmes we support and incubate emerging, experimental and transdisciplinary creative practices and pedagogies.

‘Glass and its interventions with other disciplines has always been central to our programming.’

In tandem with the exploration of the material, we are proud to represent artists in this showcase that anchor materiality alongside a narrative and ecology of place. Creating works that embolden the deep relationship they have with the material and nature.

Image credit: David Hall

Using the processes of flameworking, hot-sculpting and glassblowing, Cowan creates large-scale sculptures that overwhelm the viewer with ornate abstraction and viral accrual.

Amber Cowan’s sculptural work is based around the use of recycled, upcycled, and second-life American pressed glass. She incorporates collected antique glass into her pieces that is used to activated and animate the material into a visual story. Cowan lives and works in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where she received an MFA in Ceramics/Glass from Tyler School of Art and Architecture of Temple University. She has been a faculty member of the Tyler Glass Department since 2011. Cowan was awarded a 2021 United States Artists Fellowship in Crafts and was a recipient of the 2014 Rakow Commission from The Corning Museum of Glass. Her work can be found in the permanent collection of The Museum of Art and Design in New York, The Toledo Museum of Art and The RISD Museum.

Image credit: Mathew Hollerbush

Amber Cowan

Based in the USA

ROSÉ OMBRÉ TOPIARY

IN BASKET

Flameworked American pressed glass/mixed media

23 x 18 x 18cm

(hwd)

£ 4570

Effie Burns

Based in England

LAND SEA SKY I

Hand blown glass bubbles, cast glass gilded with 23 carat gold, 9 carat gold findings, rubies

21 x 18 x 3cm (hwd)

£950

“I am thrilled to be showcasing my new wearable pieces at Collect with North Lands Creative, developed on my collaborative residency there.”

Based in Whitby, Effie Burns is a maker of small things. Touch is a reoccurring theme in her work. Her pieces are made to be worn or to be held in the palm of your hand. Her work has been exhibited both here and internationally. From a collection of cast glass mushrooms in the Armitt Museum to a casket of botanical treasures in a medieval castle in Bavaria. Effie enjoys working with the alchemic and ancient properties of glass to distil nature into something else. Traditional skills like casting, gilding and engraving are used to create contemporary sculptural pieces.

Image credit: Ceri Oakes

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TORSION IN NACHTBLAU

Blown glass

abstract

Born and raised in the UK, Emma Baker is a glass artist based in Somerset. The exploration of pro- cess and technique has captured her interest since discovering glass as an art form. Specialising in blown glass, she initially focused on recreating literal objects relating to chosen memories, while more recently she has been exploring abstract visualisations. She asks how can a memory fill us with feelings of euphoria at the same time as loneliness or sadness. She identifies the antonymous themes within her memories. Calm & chaos, smooth & sharp, she uses texture and form connected to the memory to highlight simplified aspects of her personal interactions and experiences within poignant times or locations.

52 x 9 x 9cm (hwd)

£790

“Opposites are paired together in an

display of the material.”

Michael Holman

Emma Baker

Based in England

TORSION

Blown glass

Sizes from 41 x 8 x 8cm (hwd)

From £690

STRATA

Blown glass & gold leaf

6 x 15 x 15cm (hwd)

From £400

Based in Switzerland

Kearsley

“I was over the moon to be selected for Collect with North Lands Creative”

STRATA

Pâte de verre & gold leaf

10 x 15 x 15cm (hwd)

£400

Fiona Byrne is an Irish artist working in Switzerland. Her work exists in the space between knowing and uncertainty; examining the means by which we try to understand our world. She received a joint degree in glass and visual culture from the National College of Art and Design, Dublin. She has exhibited widely in her home country of Ireland, as well as in Europe. In 2021 she was shortlisted for the Golden Fleece Awards. In 2022 she was selected for the Design & Crafts Council of Ireland’s wider PORTFOLIO programme and received an Arts Council of Ireland’s Agility Award.

Image credit: Morwenna

UPDRAFT

Recycled cathode ray tubes, clear casting glass

17 x 50 x 5cm (hwd)

£6000

Alliss specialises in kiln casting, and he works using optical glass and recycled glass. His recent artistic practice uses recycled glass from cathode raytubes; these were a key component of old-style televisions. His work has expanded to investigate the production of glass art made from non-traditional raw materials and from waste glass that is not traditionally used by glass artists. He is currently researching a PhD looking into the aspects of sustainable concepts within glass art studio practice.

“It has always been my ambition to exhibit at Collect.”

Image credit: Shannon Tofts

Gregory Alliss

Based in Scotland

DOWNBURST

Recycled cathode ray tubes, clear casting glass

16 x 29 x 10cm

(hwd)

£8000

GOE

Glass, neon

121 x 91 x 14cm (hwd)

“NLC is such an inspiring and supportive studio and Collect such a prestigious show case of Contemporary Craft, I feel really honoured”

Browning is a UK glass artist and creates dialogue and altered per- ceptions by playing with the key elements of glass, light and space. Her work is bold and dramatic, yet intensely researched. She was awarded Best in Show at the 2022 British Glass Biennale and has been selected for the Aesthetica Art Prize. She has exhibited widely, both nationally and internationally, including the British Glass Biennale, Collect, Liuli Museums in Taipei and Shanghai. In 2021, she was awarded Arts Council England DYCP funding to develop her work with neon, which has resulted in her Neon Landscapes body of work. After gaining a degree in Architecture and an M.A in both Glass and Site-Specific Sculpture, she set up her own studio in Dorset.

Glass, neon

121 x 91 x 14cm

(hwd)

£9,250

Image credit: Steve Russell

Katrin Spranger is a visual artist working on the intersection of sculpture, jewellery, and performance. Her work explores dystopian narratives that engage with environmental issues including the depletion of natural resources.

Creating the Aquatopia Water Fountain, my objective was to address concerns about climate change and highlight the fundamental values and access to fresh water resources. Using a found object reminiscent of an old milking-parlour receiving jar mounted at its centre around a scaffolding structure, organic materials were copper coated and added to the frame, resulting in a Memento Mori styled, futuristic bejewelled water fountain that reminds of an overgrown, secret garden. Many of the objects such as the skulls and bones are used symbolically to remind us of our shared dependency on water. Slowly releasing droplets into the catching bowl below the glass jar, the fountain works on the principle of balancing dripping speed versus water evaporation.

Image credit: Will Cooper

Katrin Spranger

Based in England

THE AQUATOPIA WATER FOUNTAIN

Glass, Copper, Steel, organic materials, including dried plants and bones, resin, lime scale patina, paint

165 x 80 x 80cm

(hwd)

£32000

“With the presentation of my work at Collect I wish to contribute to the discussion of sustainable development of artistic glass, in a proactive and inspiring way. ”

EPISTEMIC ARTEFACT_

CK8_2022_12

Sandblasted, fused, recycled window glass, metal brackets and felt

£3600

A phenomenological ex- perimental attitude informs my investigations of new artistic perspectives. I am interested in developing aesthet- ics through local engagement and empowerment. I work with user involvement, interactivity, collaboration, circularity, sustainability and social responsibility. My artistic vocabulary includes art in public spaces, site specific work, installation, sculpture, design and crafts. In the present works, sustainable principles are employed as deliberately generated obstacles with the aim of expanding aesthetic spaces of opportunity. The explorations investigate notions of failure, by letting the glass devitrify and flow out into the cracks in the casting moulds.

60 x 25 x 2cm

Image credit: Maria Sparre-Petersen

FLUX BLUE #0122

Glass, glass pigment, granite, oxides, ash

26 x 43 x 43cm

(hwd)

£4200

“Stagnation is not an option if you want to renew yourself. Development only happens in the meeting with new people, landscapes and cultures.”

Morten Klitgaard’s work explores notions of place and reflects on the influential effects of nature on both the landscape and its inhabitants. His pieces appear weatherbeaten, patinated by the rugged Danish coastal landscape the artist grew up in. Oxides, metal pigments and ash are applied during the final heating process, causing the surface of the glass to effervesce and create intricate textures and patterns.

Image credit: Dorte Krogh

Morten Klitgaard

Based in Denmark

FLUX AUBERGINE #0122

Glass, glass pigment, granite, oxides, ash

28 x 42 x 42cm

(hwd)

£4200

Based in England

Glass, silver leaf, metal oxide

CELESTIAL; PINK #5

19 x 19 x 9cm

(hwd) £1620

CELESTIAL; BLUE #9 Glass, silver leaf, metal oxide

21 x 21 x 7cm

(hwd)

£1820

Celestial bodies in space, the Aurora Borealis in the night sky, and the topography of the earth. Geoscience and the world of space has always evoked my curios- ity. ‘How would it be formed?’. This question fascinates me in the moments when materials are being shaped and coloured. My work changes according to various factors such as the concentration, temperature, direction, and angle of the materials. It resembles the worlds of space and earth sciences, where every element affects one another; expectations are possible but not accurately predicted. Sogon Kim received a BFA in Metal art and design while she double-majored in Ceramics & Glass and minored in industrial design from Hongik University in Seoul. Having a sincere interest in glass, she started to attend as many glass festivals as she could. Meeting various glass artists all over the world inspired her to study abroad. She received MA in Ceramics & Glass at the Royal College of Art in 2022.

“North Lands Creative was the place that I have always wanted to visit. Thanks to this wonderful opportunity”

Image credit: Sylvain Deleu

IN A WORLD OF ONE’S OWN I

Glass

22 x 17.5 x 17.5cm (hwd)

£1250

I live and work rurally in North Wales, and my immediate environment pro- vides my inspiration. Natural structures such as algae, lichen, moss, grasses, ferns, and fungi. I am interested in the complexity of life- how within each organism are other organisms, each living its own unique existence. I am also interested and influenced by the cataloguing of nature - natural history artifacts, early cyanotypes, x-rays, microscopic images and botanical drawings. I like to combine techniques - cast, pate de verre, kilnformed, painted and found natural materials - in my work.

“I play with ideas of magical realism, creating my own forms inspired by or combining different plants”. and organisms.”

Image credit: Stephen Heaton

Verity Pulford

Based in England

IN A WORLD OF ONE’S OWN II

Glass 28 x 23 x 23cm

(hwd)

£2995

Class Programme

Juli & Jimena BolaÑos-Durman

ANEW

27th March - 2nd April 2023

Class Length: 7 Days | Design

£850 | All levels

MarÍa RenÉe Morales Lam

exploring the negative space

1st May - 5th May 2023

Class Length: 5 Days | Mould Making

£850 | Intermediate Level

Agustina Ros

Noble Glass

27th March - 2nd April 2023

Class Length: 7 Days | Lampworking

£900 | Intermediate Level

Elmira Abolhasani

Sketching 3D with Tiny boro rods

1st May - 5th May 2023

Class Length: 5 Days | Flameworking

£850 | Intermediate Level

George William Bell

From tradition to innovation

5th June - 9th June 2023

Class Length: 5 Days | Glassblowing & Hot-Glass Sculpting

£950 | Intermediate Level

trine drivsholm

Inspired By Nature

31st July - 6th August 2023

Class Length: 7 Days | Hot Glass, Cold Glass, Kiln forming

£1100 | Intermediate to Advanced Level

SAMAN KALANTARI

Paper-thin pâte de verre

5th June - 9th June 2023

Class Length: 5 Days | Pâte De Verre

£850 | Intermediate Level

The right glass for your job

9th August - 15th August 2023

Class Length: 7 Days | Torch & Flameworking

£1300 | Intermediate to Advanced Level

March - August 2023

Amber Cowan

Class Programme

Elliot Walker

Still Life Miscellany

9th August - 15th August 2023

Class Length: 7 Days | Glassblowing & Hot-Glass Sculpting

£1300 | Intermediate to Advanced Level

Christopher Day

Glass Nexus Keynote

16th August 2023 - 1 Day Class

Glassblowing | £150 | Intermediate to Advanced Level

Defining Tradition

21st August - 27th August 2023

Class Length: 7 Days

Glassblowing | £1300

Intermediate to Advanced Level

transparent thoughts

21st August - 27th August 2023

Class Length: 7 Days | Cast Glass & Cold Working | £1100

All Levels with Glass Experience

Dante Marioni

fiaz elson

We are delighted to present a programme of remarkable quality, variety and international representation from a landmark residency with Te Rongo Kirkwood, to intimate specialised one-day specials and visiting artists classes. Uniting it all is our commitment to worldclass arts and glass education.

North Lands Creative continues to build on its international reputation and are delighted to announce inspiring luminaries

Amber Cowan, Christopher Day, Trine Drivsholm, Fiaz Elson, Dante Marioni, Elliot Walker leading the visiting artist classes. The schedule includes some of the best artists working in the international glass community today, responding to our theme, Material Cultures, which will highlight our location in Caithness and the iconic coastline and landscape; emboldening their adventures with glass.

Image credit: Angus Mackay

Over the years, the North Lands Creative forum has evolved into a discussion and platform event attended by artists, curators and creative professionals from all over the world. The event has grown into one of the essential gatherings for the glass community and has been listed as one of the most important social events in the glass calendar year.

Details announced April 2023

Image credits: Angus Mackay

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