Meet the Maker
with Natasha Craig
Thursday 19 December 2024, 10.30am - 3pm
FREE, drop-in
Venue: MAKE Southwest, Riverside Gallery
Suitable for: All
Come and meet maker Tash Craig who will be showcasing her woodwork and demonstrating brush making in our Riverside Gallery.
Based in South Devon with a background in 3D Design, my woodworking practise is centred around tactility, utility and sculptural form.
All of my woodwork is sculpted by hand into playful soft shapes, contrasting against what we would expect from the solidness of timber. Each piece has a tactile quality, a texture to connect with through touch. My work is representative of non-repetitive shapes that can be found in rock, stone and pebble with an abundance of inspiration from the moors, and beaches of Devon.
Each piece I make is to be held and treasured in the same way we are drawn to collect a pebble from a beach. The burnt wood element can be found throughout my work with the natural cracking and warping to be embraced as a contemporary rustic off shoot of the process.
Utility is as important to me as much as form. Each object must have a purpose. That purpose can be minimal such as my vases that hold one treasured stem – drawing the focus to the object with the appeal of personal intervention by the user.
My scope of work extends to more obviously useful items such as brushes, kitchen boards and lamps with exploration within these fields an ever-developing part of my practise.