This year’s Made Brighton and the Brighton Art Fair are joining forces over the weekend. Does it dilute the brand and message? For us, it adds to the variety and attraction of these popular events to be able to enjoy everything at once.
We’re enjoying a covetable combination of art, jewellery, sculpture, ceramics, textiles, blacksmithing and print at the Brighton Dome’s Corn Exchange.
We love:
Patrick O’Donnell – oils on canvas, enigmatic dark planets in endless space
Caroline Lingwood – painting mysterious impressions of fading nature, plus delicate ceramics flowers
Leila Godden – misty muted seascapes and shore, texture and tone
Rosamund Fowler – Entrancing detailed hand printed animal etchings tap into children’s book illustration memories
Sue Gregor – unique statement acrylic jewellery with real flowers and leaves
Chris Hawkins – jewellery with a darker edge: antler and bone-influenced silver pieces
Sarah Grove – pretty quilt- and button-inspired ceramic jugs
James Price Blacksmith – epic simplicity of line, especially his steel & slate companion set
Fleur Grenier – harmonious, curvaceous wood, glass and pewter pieces
Flora McLachlan – dreamy woodland etchings, evoking mystery, legend and myth
Frances Doherty – powerful ceramic pods and flowers, alien and suggestive
Dawn Stacey – ‘Reed Reflections’ acrylic on canvas, swans in flight through the green
Bee Bowen – elegant and unique leaf printed silk garments
Phoebe Jewellery – fine silver and wood pieces with a pagan woodland feel – squirrel and acorn necklace
Open all weekend 23-25 September 2016
Brighton Dome Corn Exchange