Smashing Up Your China For Art's Sake
Local group of artists need your unwanted teacups and plates for mosaic
A team of local artists and sculptors have appealed for donations of china - intact, broken, chipped, old, new, plates, cups, saucers, teapots, statues, figurines, bowls, vases - basically anything that’s made of china, to that they can construct a mosaic in the community.
The group includes Chiswick artist Asha Chandragiri, who works out of Johnston's Island Artists Community in Brentford, Isleworth-based Susie John, whose work can be seen here , and Acton-based Emma Steele who is a photographer/film-maker/designer currently working on a project to make tribal costumes for many of the London boroughs, which will be photographed in their “natural habitat”!
Emma says: "We’re all passionate about West London and really want this to be the theme of our collaborative efforts. Inspired by mosaic artists such as Cleo Mussi and Lilian Broca, we’re hoping to achieve a range of works - both 2D and 3D - that represent our take on West London in all it’s quirky glory! And even better if all the materials are sourced from the local area too!
"So we’re looking for all china - intact, broken, chipped, old, new, plates, cups, saucers, teapots, statues, figurines (animal, vegetable, human!), bowls, vases - basically anything that’s made of china! We definitely need a lot of figurines and our preference is for older china (with nice designs - floral, patterned, etc), but we’re really not fussy!
"Some of this will be used for community art projects in Feltham/Hounslow, for young under-privileged and the elderly, and some will be used for private projects with a Life in West London theme."
The group say that even a plain white plate will be helpful.
There will be a drop-off point in Feltham but they are also making some dates available if people want to get in touch directly, to machinecreative@gmail.com so that items can be picked up in areas such as Chiswick. Another plan is to ask local businesses about the possibility of using their premises as a drop off.
April 12, 2016