Art at Paris House.
The best of seasonal food in art
One of the key features of the newly refurbished restaurant is an art wall that showcases a seasonal edit of food and nature related art which is for sale.
This season Paris House is working with bespoke furniture designer Jane Crisp; the internationally acclaimed turner and sculptor Joey Richardson; Norfolk based fine artist, Lucy Boydell; sculptor Charles Elliott & queen bee of copper etching, Annette Townsend.
Paris House’s Head of Brand & Marketing, Jo Freeman, says, “I am really keen to speak to local artists and craftsmen to get them involved in this space. Many of our guests are keen art lovers and our goal is to have a space that supports local craftspeople and creates a seasonally changing display that our guests will enjoy and ultimately buy from. I would encourage local artists to get in touch.”
Contact jo@parishouse.co.uk
Annette Marie Townsend
Annette Marie Townsend is a Welsh artist, designer and maker from Cardiff. After graduating with a BA (Hons) Design in 1995, she worked for the National Museum Wales as a Scientific Artist for over 20 years. She also trained and qualified as a Natural Science Conservator, helping to preserve and care for the millions of botanical, geological and zoological specimens in the natural science collections.
Annette now works as a freelance artist from her studio in Cardiff, designing and making bespoke pieces inspired by the natural world. She is widely known for her expertise in wax botanical model making and has presented papers & demonstrations at the Royal College of Surgeons, Chelsea Physic Gardens and the Hay Festival.
Lucy Boydell
Lucy Boydell is a Norfolk based fine artist specialising in life-size, or larger, works of animals on Fabriano paper using charcoal, chalk and pastels.
Lucy loves everything about being an interpreter and conveyor of energy, spirit and texture to convey an honest beauty she finds in all her subjects, a beauty that never fails to instill in her respect and wonder at the miracle of the animal kingdom. For sale in the restaurant are limited edition prints of her large scale drawings in charcoal and chalk.
Elliott of London
Elliott of London was establised in 2016 by sculptor Charles Elliott in his rural workshop in nearby Berkhamsted. Since then he has created Elliott’s & it has gone from strength to strength, pushing the boundaries of sculpture.
Using some of the oldest blacksmithing methods & a power hammer that dates back to 1920’s Elliott’s are able to create sculpture for everyone. From this incredible sphere through to smaller life size copper roses also available at Paris House, Elliott’s pride themselves on attention to detail & the time that goes into all of their products is spent wisely.
Diana Tonnison
Diana is an award-winning, professional ceramic artist and painter living and working in nearby Hanslope, Buckinghamshire. After an education at St Martin’s and a career in fashion and knitted textile design, Diana opened her ceramics business in 2007. She has gradually developed her own style and a new way to approach ceramic art. Her work hangs in homes in countries across the world from the American continent to Australia and she won the Craft&Design Selected Magazine Gold award in 2016.
Jane Crisp
Jane Crisp works from her home in her studio and new workshop surrounded by beautiful countryside in Hale Fen, Cambridgeshire.
Jane’s small batches of steam bent Ash Copper vessels form nature’s carriers or trugs. The inspiration for these practical and sculptural object comes from the Norfolk reeds and draws on her creative personal connections with local heritage and low tech processes. Her developed craft practise is inspired by historic boat building techniques and copper fixings.
TRUG – Ash, brass and copper £175
Joey Richardson
Joey Richardson, an internationally acclaimed turner and sculptor, is renowned for her delicate and richly hued wood forms. Born in Lincolnshire, she grew upon a small farm. Here, surrounded by trees, her love for wood, fauna and flora developed.
Her unique sculptures are inspired by nature, life experiences and imagination. She works predominantly in the medium of wood, but often incorporates cast glass, metal and photography into her creations.
‘Full Bloom’ sycamore & airbrushed acrylic. £395
Amanda Cobbett
Amanda Cobbett is an award-winning textile artist with over 25 years’ experience.
After studying at Chelsea College of Art (UAL), Amanda worked for many happy years in the printed textile design industry, but after a move to the country and a gift of an old Bernina sewing machine, her long held desire to be a maker as well as a designer finally came to fruition. Inspired by nature in all its forms, Amanda’s 3-dimensional, papier-mâché and machine-embroidered sculptures are created from her studio in the Surrey Hills.
Kate Luck Ceramics
From her garden studio in rural Bedfordshire, Kate creates exquisite ceramic art that seek to immortalise & remind the viewer of the innocent magic, whimsy & nostalgic joy to be found in noticing the simple pleasures in life.
DP Tree Sculptures
David Powell lives and works as a farmer in rural Herefordshire. When he’s not in the lambing shed or working on the farm, he cultivates bonsai trees. This passion for trees and love of bonsai developed into handmade wire sculptures which then became the larger scale welded metal sculptures which you see here.
Inspiration for David’s welded art sculptures comes from various aspects of the British countryside and for him, observation is vital. David takes care to ensure that each aspect is true to nature as it’s these details that breathe life-like character and authenticity into each creation. Each tree sculpture is intricately handcrafted and takes 80+ hours to create. From the initial point of design to the finishing touches, it’s this time-honoured skill and dedication to each piece that David takes most pride in and is reflected in the complexity of his work.
A true craftsman who we’re delighted to welcome to the Paris House Showcase.
Ralph Shuttleworth
Ralph is a Sculptor and designer, working primarily with wood, harnessing the movement of wood to form intriguing, sculptural pieces. His practice works symbiotically with the wood to create gestural 3D forms. Ralph’s process combines new technologies with traditional techniques to form quality handmade pieces from sustainable materials.
Ralph’s most recent collection ‘Gestures in Walnut’ uses pieces of black walnut wood, which are individually bent by hand into flowing sculptural forms.
Previous contributors include…
Clive Maddison
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Lisa Lloyd
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Steve Urwin
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