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July 30, 2012  in handmade goodness, new finds

Alison Rees Ceramics by Sania Pell

I love to visit the annual New Designers show in Islington, North London every year and it is a show I try not to miss. It doesn’t seem long ago that I was exhibiting there as a graduating student myself. The raw talent of the year’s graduates is always exciting to see, their futures not yet mapped out. It is a joy to see them showcasing their work. Their enthusiasm and excitement is infectious and you can feel their anticipation of what their future creative careers may hold.

Alison Rees Ceramics by Sania Pell

At the end of last month I popped along to part one of the show which includes textiles, fashion and accessories, contemporary applied arts, ceramics, glass and jewellery and precious metalwork. I like to catch up with the tutors from Edinburgh College of Art where I studied and spend a couple of hours wandering around the show, looking at work, chatting with the graduates and supporting them by buying some work.

Alison Rees Ceramics by Sania Pell

This year work of ceramicist Alison Rees caught my eye and I bought a few of her pieces. She had completed her studies a year ago and was exhibiting in the One Year On section of the show, where a select few designers from the previous year’s show are invited to exhibit again and are given a space to showcase their latest work. It was the graphic quality and small scale of Alison’s ceramics that I loved and drew me in. They work beautifully as a group and can be arranged in all sorts of configurations. I thought I would share these simple photos I took of them displayed in my home.

Alison Rees Ceramics by Sania Pell

Alison Rees Ceramics by Sania Pell

Alison Rees Ceramics by Sania Pell

After we had been chatting for ten minutes, I gave her my business card and she looked at it and said, “I read your blog!!” It was quite a coincidence and I went rather red as it doesn’t happen very often!

Alison Rees Ceramics by Sania Pell

Alison Rees Ceramics by Sania Pell

Alison’s little pots now sit proudly on a shelf in my kitchen where I see them every time I pass by and give me such pleasure. You can get a sense of scale of them in the photo below, they’re about an inch and a half high. She is continuing her studies next year at the Royal College of Art and I wish her every success and will definitely be popping along to the RCA shows in the future.

You can see more of Alison’s work on her website here.

Alison Rees Ceramics by Sania Pell

Purchasing work from new graduates means that not only do you have the most wonderful original art in your home but it shows support for them as they move in to the next stage of their creative lives. We have bought work from graduates almost every year since about 1996 which was when we had our first apartment with empty walls to fill. And now with the web it is much easier to keep in touch and see how they are getting on which is great.

We have work from textile artists like Debbie Smyth whose work you may now be familiar with, and Marion Parola who recently set up Bespoke Atelier textile design studio in Glasgow and also runs textile design workshops. Last year we bought a piece of work by Lesley Elliott which I posted about here. She is now studying film and recently travelled to Iceland to make a short film about their horses which has since won an award. You can see the film here.

If there is an art college near you it is worth finding out when the shows are on and going along if you can.

My very best wishes to all of this year’s design graduates for your future careers.

 

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  1. hannah says:

    Beautiful pots. Beautiful pictures. I love your blog Sany! Thank you for always being an absolute inspiration.

  2. Alison Rees says:

    Hello Sania,

    How exciting to see my work styled and photographed so beautifully – you have captured its qualities perfectly. I think I need to work on my website! It was lovely to meet you at New Designers and I am thrilled that you liked my work. I have followed your blog since the beginning of 2012, looking for inspiration for my own home so it’s a delicious thought that my work is now in your beautiful house. I’m so proud to read what you have written.

    Alison x

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