Tokyo Wondersite residency
A month-long residency in Tokyo exploring life and community after the tsunami, led me to bead making to represent some of the craft objects and architecture seen there.
Using pear-wood, maple and oak I made several arm-pieces and a helmet, particularly inspired by historic firefighters clothing seen in the Japanese Folk Crafts Museum (Nihon Mingeikan).
These were exhibited at the Japanese Embassy in London.
Bridget Harvey
London, England
Helmet (2012), Bridget Harveyreclaimed wood, hand made into beads and strung to represent a firefighters helmet, seen at the Japan Folk Crafts Museum
Helmet (2012), Bridget Harvey
Armpiece (2012), Bridget HarveyHand cut, dyed and printed pear wood
Bamboo Armpiece (2012), Bridget HarveyHand cut, shaped, dyed maple