About Me
I trained at City and Guilds of London Art School as a decorative artist/designer under the late Sir Roger de Grey PPRA and his wife, the late Flavia Irwin RA. The degree course in Decorative Arts was taught as a modern, Fine Art approach to the surface decoration of objects, employing techniques from Renaissance Italy and 17th century Japan. I now work mostly to commission from my studio in Wiltshire.
As an applied artist, I find myself making pieces as varied as lamps, screens, tables and mirrors, as well as platters and bowls and sculptural urns.
My fascination with reflective surfaces has led me to work on large scale sculptural pieces for the garden, using glass and raw steel, as well as copper, wood and mirrored stainless steel, whilst recent commissions have led me into the fields of painting and print-making.
All of which adds up to a very busy and broad ranging studio, where throughout the year, I am always delighted to welcome visitors.
Please contact me to arrange to come and see my work, I welcome the opportunity to discuss thoughts and ideas you may have for commissions.
My work has been selected and shown at:
* "Fresh Air" the biennial open air sculpture exhibition, at Quenington, Gloucestershire.
* Puthall Park Sculpture Exhibition, Marlborough, Wiltshire.
* "Art in the Garden" Sculpture Exhibition, at Sir Harold Hillier Arboretum, Romsey, Hampshire.
* Arlington Arts Centre Annual Sculpture Exhibition, Newbury Berkshire.
* "Picturing Science" Exhibition, The Riverside Gallery, Richmond, Surrey.
* "At Home" exhibition - Maureen Michaelson Gallery.
In May I shall once again participating in the West Berks and North Hants Open Studio Scheme http://www.open-studios.org.uk/_artist.php?entryID=982#Hilary Arnold-Baker
My work is illustrated in the following books:
Celebrating Boxes by Peter Lloyd and Andrew Crawford. Hertford, Stobart Davies, 2000. This book was based on a national touring exhibition of the box-maker's art
Making Heirloom Boxes by Peter Lloyd. Lewes, Guild of Master Craftsman Publications, 2002.
400 Wood Boxes ed. Veronika Gunter. New York, Lark Books 2004 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2248119.400_Wood_Boxes
As an applied artist, I find myself making pieces as varied as lamps, screens, tables and mirrors, as well as platters and bowls and sculptural urns.
My fascination with reflective surfaces has led me to work on large scale sculptural pieces for the garden, using glass and raw steel, as well as copper, wood and mirrored stainless steel, whilst recent commissions have led me into the fields of painting and print-making.
All of which adds up to a very busy and broad ranging studio, where throughout the year, I am always delighted to welcome visitors.
Please contact me to arrange to come and see my work, I welcome the opportunity to discuss thoughts and ideas you may have for commissions.
My work has been selected and shown at:
* "Fresh Air" the biennial open air sculpture exhibition, at Quenington, Gloucestershire.
* Puthall Park Sculpture Exhibition, Marlborough, Wiltshire.
* "Art in the Garden" Sculpture Exhibition, at Sir Harold Hillier Arboretum, Romsey, Hampshire.
* Arlington Arts Centre Annual Sculpture Exhibition, Newbury Berkshire.
* "Picturing Science" Exhibition, The Riverside Gallery, Richmond, Surrey.
* "At Home" exhibition - Maureen Michaelson Gallery.
In May I shall once again participating in the West Berks and North Hants Open Studio Scheme http://www.open-studios.org.uk/_artist.php?entryID=982#Hilary Arnold-Baker
My work is illustrated in the following books:
Celebrating Boxes by Peter Lloyd and Andrew Crawford. Hertford, Stobart Davies, 2000. This book was based on a national touring exhibition of the box-maker's art
Making Heirloom Boxes by Peter Lloyd. Lewes, Guild of Master Craftsman Publications, 2002.
400 Wood Boxes ed. Veronika Gunter. New York, Lark Books 2004 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2248119.400_Wood_Boxes
