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Interview with Sharyn Dunn

Posted by Phiona Richards on Wednesday, February 15, 2012, In : Designer/Makers 

Tell me about your current body of work?

My current main work is producing interesting and thought provoking lighting, sculptures and wall pieces produced from a mixture of papers and metals.

By using various light sources I am able to display hidden textures and designs often missed when using a simple item such as a piece of paper.  Coupling this with repetition and manipulating these shapes leaves me able to produce chandeliers and lights with a different appeal.

I find your work truly stunni...


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Tweeting and Creating

Posted by Phiona Richards on Tuesday, April 26, 2011, In : Trade Fairs 
I've been so busy that I just haven't had time to show you all the lovely creatives that I came across at BCTF.

As mentioned in the previous post, the show was very friendly. I had linked with lots of Twitterers pre-show, in the hope that I would meet some of them. The plan worked well. Imagine a world of lots of individual creative people all tweeting and creating. Since I have joined twitter, I am never alone whilst I work, I can always pause, strike up a conversation, or comment o...
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The British Craft Trade Fair

Posted by Phiona Richards on Sunday, April 17, 2011,
Wow! Has to be my first word. I really didn't know what to expect from this event. It was my first time and the thought of exhibiting at a trade event kind of scared me. Even the week before the event I kept telling myself that maybe I was out of my depth.

It all began with the Design Factory get together last year. Margaret Bunn came and talked to the group about BCTF. She is a very inspiring lady. I think because she spoke about her routes and how she had developed her business f...
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"The Collective" first exhibition of the year

Posted by Phiona Richards on Monday, January 31, 2011,
Wow, we're half way through January and it's countdown to my first exhibition. It's entitled 'The Collective' and it features a selection of Post Graduates from De Montfort University who have come together to see where their work has taken them since leaving uni.

Anna Bagnall, Amy Jo Nolan, Samantha Robinson, Serra Malta, Sharyn Dunn, Luce Crisp, Amelia Kirk, Katie Almond, and Kirsty Whiltlock
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Phiona Richards I am intrigued by paper and it's versatility. It is a total misnomer and full of contradictions. I am continually exploring the possibilities this material unfolds for me.

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