Anna Gordon Sketches
Anna Gordon Sketches 6-30 November 2013
Anna Gordon graduated from Edinburgh College of Art in 1994 and since 2009 has been the Head of the Silversmithing and Jewellery Department at Glasgow School of Art. Anna works from her studio in Gullane, East Lothian. “I have always made drawings and compositions, which is the foundation of my ongoing research and work. In this new collection, I took time to look back at my sketchbooks and samples and was liberated rediscovering samples from my ‘think box’…ideas that were ready to be transformed into finished work. By revisiting and engaging with these ideas, new pieces emerged with fresh forms. I have really enjoyed transforming these sketches into new brooches.” Anna Gordon, September 2013
Left: Anna Gordon in her studio, 2013
Twist and Turn, oxidised white metal, 6.5 x 6.5 x 0.5 cms, ÂŁ620
Oval on Oval, oxidised white metal and mother of pearl, 3.6 x 5 x 0.5 cms, ÂŁ530
Twig Cluster, oxidised white metal and gold leaf, 3.2 x 7.2 x 0.5 cms, ÂŁ580
Parallel Lines, mixed metals, 2.6 x 8.2 x 0.5 cms, £560
Leaf Cluster, oxidised white metal, gold leaf and bone, 3.5 x 4.9 x 0.7 cms, ÂŁ560
Two and Two, oxidised white metal, bone and gold leaf, 4.9 x 3.8 x 1.3 cms, ÂŁ510
Floating branch, mixed metals and enamel, 5 x 8 x 3 cms, ÂŁ600
Left and Right, oxidised white metal and bone, 4 x 5 x 0.5cms, ÂŁ420
2 Leaves, oxidised white metal, gold leaf and mother of pearl, 4.8 x 5 x 0.8 cms, ÂŁ540
Kinetic Tubes, oxidised white metal and gold leaf, 6 x 4.5 cms, ÂŁ620
Two Tone Stem, oxidised white metal, zirconia, mother of pearl, 6 x 5.5 cms, ÂŁ530
Black and Whites 1, oxidised white metal, mother of pearl, freshwater pearls, 6 x 4.5 cms, ÂŁ540
9 Leaves, oxidised white metal, mother of pearl, coral, 5 x 4.5 cms, ÂŁ560
Curved branch, mixed metals with enamel and gold leaf 8 x 5 cms, ÂŁ420
Anna Gordon Selected Recent Exhibitions: 2009-2011 – “Collect” Saatchi Gallery, London, UK 2012 – Made in Scotland, The Flemming Collection, London,UK 2012 – Objects of status power and adornment, Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA 2013 – Making and Drawing, (In conjunction with book launch by Kyra Cane), The Harley Gallery, Nottinghamshire, UK 2013 - “Pushing boundaries & Chasing challenges” Beijing International Contemporary Metal Art Exhibition, Academy of Arts & Design of Tsinghua University, Beijing, China Public Collections include: National Musuem Scotland, Edinburgh The Crafts Council, London Grundy Art Gallery, Blackpool Cleveland Crafts Centre, Middlesbrough Goldsmiths’ Hall, London The Woman’s Library, London