The Journal of Modern Craft

There are some core discussions about craft and craftsmanship in our feature book The Children’s Book by AS Byatt. The language around craft is often weighed down in history. Unlike fine art which has comfortably contemporised it’s language along with style, craft has kept its fundamentals, both in methodology and language. This can be a…[Read more]

In the past few years I’ve spent a lot of time writing for makers. I’ve written artist statements, funding applications, exhibition catalogues, website content and magazine articles. I’ve had to look at their work with a critical eye and perhaps reveal something that even the maker had not considered. This process is one of collaboration and [...]