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Exhibit | One of the events as part of the @makersandtools project is a series of Meet the Maker days. Each of the six makers will be in residence in the gallery for a day. Today is my day. If you are in Oxford do pop in. Can’t make it? Check out my stories for a little exhibition tour and more throughout the day

Reposted from @makersandtools - a fantastic new project celebrating contemporary craft . Follow for updates and details :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: - Introducing the Makers & Tools makers! 6 contemporary craft makers in the early stages of their careers, spanning a range of material disciplines, creating work from functional to conceptual . @christabelbalfour @harrietelkerton @brook_studio @racheljonesjones @angie.packer @katydwelsh . Look for following posts as we introduce each maker and their creative practice. . Animation by Katy Welsh . #makersandtools #collaborativeproject #supportingmakers #creativepracticedevelopment #professionaldevelopment #earlycareermakers #contemporarycraft #making #tools #exchange #exhibition #southwestmakers #cirencester #cotswolds #southeastmakers #oxford #creativenetworking #creativecommunity #developingcreativity #supportingcraftcareers @aceagrams #artscouncilfunded - #regrann

Are you contemplating a career in contemporary craft? Maybe you are an Art & Design student weighing your options, or a recent graduate/emerging maker embarking on your first steps. Perhaps you are someone secretly thinking about a career re-boot or change of direction. Whatever stage you are at, this symposium is for you! There is no one-size-fits-all approach to careers in contemporary craft – whatever works for you works best. But sometimes knowing how to hone your creative practice can be tricky. Join us for an afternoon of discussions with contemporary craft makers who have forged their own distinctive career paths and learn more. We will be celebrating the diversity of approaches within craft careers and the importance of crafting a career that is unique, sustainable and works for the creative life you want to lead. . Guest speakers include the Makers & Tools project makers, ceramicist Elaine Bolt @elainebolt , weaver Imogen Di Sapia @imogen.di.sapia and interdisciplinary artist Rachael Colley @rachaelcolleyartist . ‘Crafting your Career’ symposium Weds 22 May 1-4pm Arts at the Old Fire Station, Oxford Tickets £7.50 (free to those in education) For more info and to book your place visit the Arts at the Old Fire Station website @artsattheofs Artwork by @katydwelsh . #makersandtools #collaborativeproject #supportingmakers #creativepracticedevelopment #professionaldevelopment #earlycareermakers #contemporarycraft #making #tools #exchange #exhibition #southeastmakers #oxford #creativenetworking #creativecommunity #developingcreativity #publicevents #supportingcraftcareers @aceagrams #artscouncilfunded #craft #heritagecrafts #appgcraft

Ben made his 'Bow' Walnut Sofa whilst training at @rycotewood_furniture ⠀ With so many universities and colleges having closed their doors to furniture courses we really must support the ones that still exist! ⁣⁣⠀ Rycotewood Furniture Centre is a college based in central Oxford that has been training furniture makers over 80 years! ⁣⠀ .⁣⠀ .⁣⠀ .⁣⠀ .⁣⠀ .⁣⠀ #rycotewood #rycotewoodstudents #sofa #woodworking #woodwork #furniturecourses #furnituremaker #supportingmakers #creativepracticedevelopment #professionaldevelopment #contemporarycraft #making #tools #southeastmakers #oxford #creativenetworking #creativecommunity #developingcreativity #supportingcraftcareers #creativelifehappylife #craft #designstudent #design #designfurniture #makersgonnamake #furnituredesign #livecreatively #wearethemakers #makersworkshop #education⁣⠀

Arrange | Today, curator of the Makers & Tools project @melody_vaughan and exhibitions team @artsattheofs have been hard at work installing the ‘tools’ and resulting objects. Tomorrow I too shall be heading to the gallery with my ‘resulting objects’ - a glimpse of which is pictured - set for the opening night on Thursday (6-8pm, all welcome).⁣ ⁣ //⁣ ⁣ Makers & Tools is a collaborative making project exploring the relationship between craft makers and their tools.⁣ ⁣ The project connects six contemporary craft makers in the early stages of their careers, who are undertaking a non-verbal conversation through an exchange of objects. Each maker was asked to create a new kind of tool, which was sent on to one of the other makers. The challenge, now, is to make a new object using or inspired by this tool.⁣ ⁣ The exhibition opens up the conversation and asks: “What happens if a maker doesn’t choose their tools? What if they are gifted a tool created by another maker? What effect does this seemingly benign intervention have on their making process, and what possibilities does this allow?”⁣ ⁣ The exhibition is open 17th May til 15th June. Join us for a variety of events for makers and the public throughout the duration of the project. Visit our website for more details: makersandtoolsproject.uk

Join us!! #Repost @makersandtools ・・・ Are you contemplating a career in contemporary craft? Maybe you are an Art & Design student weighing your options, or a recent graduate/emerging maker embarking on your first steps. Perhaps you are someone secretly thinking about a career re-boot or change of direction. Whatever stage you are at, this symposium is for you! There is no one-size-fits-all approach to careers in contemporary craft – whatever works for you works best. But sometimes knowing how to hone your creative practice can be tricky. Join us for an afternoon of discussions with contemporary craft makers who have forged their own distinctive career paths and learn more. We will be celebrating the diversity of approaches within craft careers and the importance of crafting a career that is unique, sustainable and works for the creative life you want to lead. . Guest speakers include the Makers & Tools project makers, ceramicist Elaine Bolt @elainebolt , weaver Imogen DiSapia @imogen.di.sapia and interdisciplinary artist Rachael Colley @rachaelcolleyartist . ‘Crafting your Career’ symposium Weds 22 May 1-4pm Arts at the Old Fire Station, Oxford Tickets £7.50 (free to those in education) For more info and to book your place visit the Arts at the Old Fire Station website @artsattheofs . #makersandtools #collaborativeproject #supportingmakers #creativepracticedevelopment #professionaldevelopment #earlycareermakers #contemporarycraft #making #tools #exchange #exhibition #southeastmakers #oxford #creativenetworking #creativecommunity #developingcreativity #publicevents #supportingcraftcareers @aceagrams #artscouncilfunded @heritagecrafts #craft #making #heritagecrafts

It's really hard to believe that this is the final week of the Makers & Tools exhibition! 5 months of hard work from our 6 makers, project coordinator/curator, the 2 venues and 6 other project partners have led us here, to a gorgeous-looking celebration of contemporary craft. Please don't miss this chance to see the fantastic work created, and to discover more about the unspoken conversation between the makers through their objects. . Exhibition ends Saturday 15th June . @yeshen.uk . #makersandtools #collaborativeproject #supportingmakers #creativepracticedevelopment #professionaldevelopment #earlycareermakers #contemporarycraft #making #tools #exchange #exhibition #southeastmakers #oxford #creativenetworking #creativecommunity #developingcreativity #publicevents #supportingcraftcareers @aceagrams #artscouncilfunded

I'm just getting ready to drive to Oxford. Come in and say hi if you're in the area. #Repost @makersandtools (@get_repost) ・・・ Throughout the exhibition each of the project makers will be spending a day 'in residence' in the gallery. It's the perfect opportunity to find out more about their experience of the project and to hear about the objects they created (including these incredible glass & copper tools). . Tomorrow it's glass artist Angie Packer. . Meet the Maker: @angie.packer 11am - 6pm Gallery talk at 2pm Free, drop in . @yeshen.uk . #makersandtools #collaborativeproject #supportingmakers #creativepracticedevelopment #professionaldevelopment #earlycareermakers #contemporarycraft #making #tools #exchange #exhibition #southeastmakers #oxford #creativenetworking #creativecommunity #developingcreativity #publicevents #supportingcraftcareers @aceagrams #artscouncilfunded

II TOOLS II Do you use tools in your craft⚒✂️? If so, this exhibition might appeal.. The Makers & Tools project exhibition at Arts at the Old Fire Station in Oxford opens this week! They are having an opening event on Thursday 16 May 6-8pm to meet the makers and other project partners taking part in the exhibition – it promises to be something a bit different! . Makers & Tools is a collaborative making project exploring the relationships between craft makers and their tools and we’re proud to be playing a small part in it . @melody_vaughan has been working so hard on this, she definitely deserves a mention. The project connects six contemporary craft makers in the early stages of their careers, who undertook a non-verbal conversation through the exchange of objects. Each maker was asked to create a new kind of tool, which was sent on to one of the other makers. The challenge, then, was to make a new object using or inspired by this tool. The exhibition opens up the conversation and asks: “What happens if a maker doesn’t choose their tools? What if they are gifted a tool created by another maker? What effect does this seemingly benign intervention have on their making process, and what possibilities does this allow?” . Find out more @makersandtools