The Very Fine Craft Market in Obs showcases work that is mostly more fine art than craft, and is about the makers as much as it is about their work.
The participating local artists/crafters are innovative and experimental, responding to their materials in ways that guide the process in the making. For these artists the design process continues throughout the making of each object.
For example: Henri Kuiken’s block print textile designs are informed by the limitations of the medium; blocks are re-used in different ways to produce an endless variety of patterns. Tess Metcalf’s books are bound in covers culled from her own explorations as a printmaker. Hillette Stapelberg’s puppets each have a story and stem from a family of puppets; you may ask for a puppets sister to follow your purchase. Windowsill’s plants are planted in containers that will affect their further growth and development in specific ways. Jill Trappler’s scarves are digitally printed from her paintings, and the digital version of each edition/design is tweaked by the artist to be subtly different.
Other crafters include: Anthony Cawood, Maggi Best, Adrien Mwangi, Joy Carkeek, Tessa Kelly, Catherine Moss, Tandeka Njoli, Felicity Hartley and others.
WHERE: The Very Fine Craft Market takes place on Saturdays from 9am to 2pm at the Artsource Studio, next door to the Art Source shop. 44 Lower Main Road, Observatory. 0214471325
WHEN: Dates for 2013; August 3; October 5; Nov, 2 and 30: Dec 14 (9.00amto 2.00pm)
