Nell Beale is a furniture maker working primarily with a material called Valchromat. Having used technology to aid the creation of her furniture, Beale is returning to her love of naïve and folk art, challenging her hand skills accumulated over 30 years. With the material as her canvas, her new work, entitled Wonderland, plays with carving, using techniques of sgraffito and intaglio, colour and pattern to create three fantastical pieces: two triptychs and a cabinet celebrate the nature that surrounds her workshop and home. Imagined trees and plants adorn the surfaces and from the distant woodland scenes on the fronts, the viewer is invited to open the doors to get closer and reveal the detail.
Supported by Sydenhams Plywood & Panel Products and Valchromat by Investwood.
Contact
56 Murhill
Limpley Stoke
Bath BA2 7FG
UK
+44 (0)7540 700 551
@coucoumanou