Helen Stratford
canopy from Seats at the Table Helen Stratford is an interdisciplinary artist who blends methods from art, architecture, ethnography, performance and civic action in her work. She spoke about her work, which aims to expand public participation in architecture and civic design. Helen’s viewpoint as an artist stems from her chronic illness which required her…
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The benefits of seaweed ink
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/apr/23/its-almost-like-vaseline-artists-including-antony-gormley-swap-paint-for-seaweed-ink-in-art-challenge
War Art Presentation
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vTuiWRzI9ASbCcOVVzlDm2_t_j-3hJXQI-WXIijjmWD08mA2mtbV1lwQzYOwgnt1hZyMLWVm9wLOlYu/pubembed?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000
FMP Proposal – FDA
African textile exhibit at the British Museum Damien Hirst, Livings Eternal Joyful Happiness, 2006I am interested in exploring humanity’s relationship with nature from a spiritual perspective. I like the idea of blending elements of nature with the materials of human lives, and using natural elements to tell human stories. I would like to continue my use…
Nottingham Castle Prints
I am creating a small series of lino prints related to the Nottingham Castle collection brief. I would like the prints to be a continuation of the pieces that I have made, so the above print is a view of the trees that hang over the castle gift shop. I am also in the process…
Komorebi Painting
Here is a completed ‘komorebi’ painting where I aimed to express the feeling of tranquility of the light filtered through trees. I think that the linework was somewhat successful in bringing a sense of movement to the piece, though it does feel over-composed in some areas. With the colours, I wanted to convey the freshness…
Soldering the Stained Glass Reliquary
This video shows part of the process of soldering the reliquary. The lead-free solder that I used melts at 400 degrees, so caution was needed when handling the soldering iron. I needed to use a heatproof surface to prevent fires, and PPE to avoid any burns from stray solder. I also wore a mask and…
Process of Making the Stained Glass Reliquary
I started out with the idea of making a fused glass dome, which I found was not possible, however it meant I still had the wax dome form that I had made as part of that process. This came in useful in designing the stained glass version of the dome. I started out thinking about…