Kathy Venter

You use very traditional techniques of hand coiling and pinching in you work, can you elaborate on your technique? I began hand building by using the…


Graeme Foote

The very first career change was from large to small, stone masonry to jewellery and silversmith, what brought about this change? In 1967 I became an…


Clare Bigger

Can you tell us about your sculpture the Irish Elk?‘Irish Elk’The commission The “Irish Elk” was commissioned by Mourne Heritage Trust,…


Ivan Lardschneider

During 1999 – 2004 you worked as a Journeyman can you explain that this involved? During this time I worked under two different masters. One worked…


Barbara Franc

Your initial training included life drawing, how important is this to your current work? I used to attend Morley Art College for one a day a week in…


Yulia Ustinova

Do you call your women ‘big women’ or do you have a special name for them? I prefer to call them ladies or ‘plumpies’. Originally, instead of…


Tom Hill

You have been working full time as a wire sculptor since 1994, winning the Setting up Grant from the British Council in 1994. What did this grant do…


Suzie Zamit

You began your study at the London College of Fashion – film/theatre make up in 1980-83, how did this lead you to Sculpture? I was always more…