artist statement

Tamsin handmakes contemporary wall pieces. She is currently fascinated by repetition, inspired by the things we see everyday - road markings, signs, buildings and landscapes. Materials are handmade or manipulated with the idea of making textures and surfaces appear different to what they actually are. Having decided on material, form and colour, Tamsin makes hundreds of small similar units which are contained into shallow boxes as she transforms the units into an intergrated whole. Because the handcrafted, repetitive process makes each unit slightly different to the next, there is a dynamic vibrancy about the pieces. Her techniques allow for an infinite range of unique designs of any size. She likes her viewers to engage in the work, examining the texture and discovering how and what they are made of. Her multiples can be rearranged by the viewer. Those who commission her work are expected to engage in the process of selecting colours, sizes and materials to suit there environment.

previous exhibitions:

Grand Designs Live, Excel, London

Collect - V&A Museum London
Christmas Exhibition, Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Temenos - Flow - 1 - 5 Needham Road, London W11
Diverse Materials, Leeds City Gallery
Inventive Design - Craft in the Bay, Cardiff
ICFF – New York - 2jane.co
Christmas Exhibition, Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Absolute Cracker, Bury St Edmunds Art Gallery
The Kenwood Exhibtion - Kenwood House, London
Wedding Present - Sculpture Lounge, Huddersfield
New Faces - V & A Museum, London
Residency Project - Fired Earth Inspirational Store, Knutsford
Chelsea Crafts Fair - Chelsea Town Hall, London
Showcase Exhibition - Farnham Maltings, Surrey
One Year On @ New Designers - Islington Business Centre, London
Solo Exhibition - Paperchase, Manchester
New Designers - Islington Business Centre, London
Urban Textures - Slinkys Art Gallery, Manchester
Breaking Spaces II (group exhibition) - Vernon Mill, Stockport