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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...

Lostock Hall Academy

Posted by Phiona Richards on Sunday, February 12, 2012, In : Workshops

At the beginning of January, I made my usual 6 week trek up to Manchester to visit my elderly mother. This visit had a few more added extras a) it was my birthday b) I had a day's work in a school in Preston.

I had a fabulous day, working with year 10 and 11 who were working on their GCSE Art and Design Textile. The girls were great, very keen and produced some lovely work. I feel honoured that a few asked me for my autograph, which I have to say is a first.

Making Beads from Paper

Posted by Phiona Richards on Sunday, May 1, 2011, In : Sampling

Making beads from paper

I had a little dab

ble at creating beads out of paper over the Easter. The first se t of beads, made from strips of paper I had attempted before but I didn't like the e lipse shape that resulted. I know it all depends on how you cut the paper and I really wa nted to figure out how to make a lovely round bead. It's more straight forward than I thought and I was pleasantly surprised at the result, I've just got to figure out how I'm going to use them i...

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Showing Tag: "workshop" (Show all posts)

Interview with Sharyn Dunn

Lostock Hall Academy

Making Beads from Paper

Making beads from paper

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