Commission An Artist: 'Home Is Where The Fine Art Is' (Episodes 6-10)

This is nigh the artists alongside a raise inwards the goal credits of Home Is Where the Art Is (Episodes 6-10). It follows on from my previous ii posts

• Home Is Where the Art Is - needs a makeover! in which I highlighted 
• my trouble concern nigh the absence of whatever raise credit inwards text inwards the programme 
• explain why it should hold upwardly mandatory that all participants who are professional person artists become a named credit.
• Commission an artist: 'Home is where the Art Is' (Episodes 1-5) - my travail to redress the balance

I've worked out what the credits inwards the goal credits of each programme are about. They all seem to relate to all the OTHER professional person artists whose artwork is on the walls of the homes of the buyer!

Ironic or what?

I'm genuinely quite getting into it every bit a programme - inwards component division because it offers a existent insight into the reasons why people committee artwork.

However I'm non getting whatever ameliorate at guessing which artists the customer volition pick.  Nor working out why they beloved artwork which I mean value is awful!

That said in that place is some first-class artwork on final week's programmes - only non all of it ended upwardly inwards the clients' homes.

Commission an Artist (Episodes 6-10)

This is how the BBC describes the programme.

"Home Is Where The Art Is" is inspired past times the existent the world tendency of commissioning artwork. Rather than spending coin on ‘off the shelf’ pieces from the high street this serial volition present how accessible in addition to slowly it is to committee local artists to create beautiful, bespoke fine art for the home.

As final week, links to websites in addition to substitution social media are provided.

• If the website has a commissions page this is included.
• Contact links are embedded inwards the name

WEEK TWO

Episode 6

Location: Oxfordshire
Commission: an uplifting legacy slice celebrating the joy of life (for a duet where the hubby had a terminal diagnosis) - in addition to zilch muted
Budget: upwardly to £1,000
Locations: identified throughout the home
Media represented: metallic sculpture, painting, fabric art
Outcome: both works made past times the metallic sculptor in addition to fabric creative mortal were purchased

The Artists inwards Episode 6 were:

• Christopher Townsend (Winner) -  a sum fourth dimension sculptor alongside a studio inwards Asthall close Burford inwards the Oxfordshire Cotswolds creating large sculptural pieces as wall fine art or costless standing sculpture suitable for the home, garden, purpose or green from 1 or to a greater extent than of alongside mild steel, stainless steel, works life metallic objects, rock in addition to wood.
• website https://www.christophertownsend.co.uk/
• website http://www.lovethetree.com/
• Instagram
• press release - other artists delight note! Every creative mortal appearing on goggle box should receive got 1 of these for the local paper in addition to other relevant journals.
• no commissions page
• Sarah Cross (Winner) - instructor in addition to fabric creative mortal based inwards Marlborough, Wiltshire. Specialises inwards multimedia pieces, predominantly using fabric techniques. She has a grade inwards Fashion Textiles from Plymouth University in addition to some impressive clients in addition to used to hold upwardly a goggle box presenter.
• website https://sarahcrossart.weebly.com/
• Commissions page indicates starting prices
• Adelle Gough -  (brand name: Green Bow Tie Works) painter
• website https://www.greenbowtieworks.com/
• Etsy store
• no commissions page

Hearing the intelligence that the customer volition accept both pieces!

Episode 7 

Location: South Manchester Manchester suburbs - clean, smart, "urban cool"
Commission: fill upwardly a infinite on 1 of their living room walls which has been empty for 3 years - beloved brilliant bold colours in addition to texture in addition to do non similar shiny or landscapes
Budget: upwardly to £1,000
Media represented: papercasting; digital multimedia art/collages, illustration
Outcome: Purchased A paper sort of a low-relief model of the front end of the Red Fort inwards Jaipur, alongside coloured hand-made paper inserts.

The Artists inwards Episode 7 were:

• Celia Burbush (Winner) - Professional painter in addition to fine creative mortal alongside wide-ranging practice. Based inwards Corckermouth inwards Cumbria. Cumbrian Artist of the Year 2017. Featured inwards Tatler, GQ, World of Interiors, in addition to Cumbria Life Magazine. Coverage on BBC Radio Cumbria, BBC Look North. Exhibits inwards Keswick.
• website http://www.celiaburbush.com/
• Commissions - her welcome page has item for prospective commissions (starting at £600) - slots are bookable (and she is booking into 2020! 25% deposit is required.
• Facebook Page | Twitter
• Interestingly Celeia has had a Mark Hamilton (Winner) - forest in addition to metallic sculptor. Based inwards Cumbria. Makes bespoke forest in addition to metallic clocks, tables in addition to sculptures
• website: http://www.smallhit.co.uk/
• article inwards local newspaper
• Maddy Howard - mosaic artist
• website ?
• social media ?
• Karl Macauley (Winner) - chainsaw forest carver. Based inwards Manchester only willing to travel. Specialises inwards 1 off forest carving commissions. Completely self taught.
• website http://www.elegantchainsawcarvings.co.uk/
• commissions: http://www.elegantchainsawcarvings.co.uk/services
• social media: Facebook | Twitter | LinkedIn



Both artists won inwards Episode 10



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