WHERE IDEAS AND MATERIALS CAN GET TOGETHER
DESIGN, CRAFTSMANSHIP & CREATIVE EXPERTISE FROM JANE HAMILTON
THE JOY OF MAKING
Illustration and graphics are still Jane's main focus and practice. But in '91 she came across polymer clay and began to make earrings for fun.
Tiny, colourful, playful and realistic - made with diligence and precision.
The joy of making it happen with a level of detail that does not seem possible! Jane's work in polymer clay has won her two prizes; Formland and The British Crafts Trade Fair.
HAMILTON BY HAND is based on Bornholm in Denmark from where Jane finds her primary visual inspiration.
"I use clay to make images but my first draft is always pencil and paper. The sketch becomes a guide for building the picture in clay.
I blend clay (2 or 3 kilos) into the various colours I need and start rolling into long thin wedges, long thin strips and long thin logs - the building blocks for making my image in clay. The image is in the cross-section, like seaside rock.
It takes a few days of steady work and concentration to get a tomato, orange or the face of a teddy bear into a lump of clay.
The final phase - cutting a lot of slices - is easy and quite relaxing."
