POLLY POLLOCK

Polly is currently enjoying a huge wave of popularity and is currently in Berlin on a residency. This is the launch news from Berlin

ALL HANDS ON: Basketry – Residency Programme Launch!

We’re excited to announce our new residency programme for the exhibition ALL HANDS ON: Basketry, welcoming international artisans and artists who use basketry as their medium. During their stay, they’ll create new works inspired by the exhibition and host engaging events or workshops—inviting everyone to truly get “ALL HANDS ON”!

Our first resident is Polly Pollock from London joining us from March 24 – April 6. Don’t miss her exclusive workshop on April 6 In Berlin!

POLLY MAKES A WHOLE VARIETY OF DIFFERENT BASKETS AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE PICTURE ABOVE

When she comes to teach you at Moor Hall she will be focussing mainly on coiling.a unique basketry technique that’s stitched, not woven, can be used for making anything from beautifully simple basketry forms through to free-form experimental structures - there are very few rules, just some basic techniques. Many materials can be used and very little equipment is needed for exploring materials, textures, colour, pattern, form, surface; coiling can be worked on a scale of tiny to huge.

You’ll be introduced to the basics : ways of starting, stitches which produce different textures, creating form, and approaches to finishing. You’ll make a few samples to get a feel for material(s) you like working with, moving on to making a collection of exploratory samples or small baskets which relate to each other to form a group, or cluster, of objects. Coiling is a slow technique, so possibly you might not complete your work, but you will go away with enough materials and knowledge and ideas of how to finish it.

BOOK HER COURSE HERE

Below you will see some of her sketchbook trials as well as finished pieces

Polly's work combines basketry and stitched textile techniques which explores themes of homemaking and nurture, damage, protection and repair.

She works mostly with paper yarns which she dyes using gentle eco-dyes, often produced from her vegetable peelings, tea leaves, etc, to give soft and gentle colour palettes. She tries to ensure her work, albeit in small ways avoids contributing to the mounting levels of waste in the world today.

Polly has been making and teaching basketry for many years. Her long basketry journey began with an interest in textiles, her work having gone through many transitions. For the past 15 years Polly has worked increasingly with paper, exploring more personal themes, most recently in her work “Kitchen Drawer: Emergency Home Repairs” for the TSG Making 50 exhibition.

Polly taught at the City Lit in Covent Garden, London for over 30 years and has a huge following.

WE HOPE YOU WILL JOIN HER. PLEASE CONTACT ME AT THE LINK BELOW IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS COURSE.

bobby@bobbybritnell.co.uk

LINK TO BOOK

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