Nicola has been working
closely with a group of artist makers as part of 5AM (an invitational craft
excellence collective) since March 2011.
The group includes textile artist Alice Kettle and metalworker Syann Van
Niftrik, an initiative instigated by Hampshire County Council’s Arts Office
under the mentorship of Mark Segal (former Director of Artsway and now
independent arts curator). This has encouraged shared expertise with
collaborative working, developing the cross material practice of recognized and
established artist makers. We have been exploring the idea of producing collaborative pieces to be sited in the National Trust property Mottisfont.
Birds of a feather flock together. A love chair, based on the old English proverb. One of Three chairs, using proverbs as a theme and looking at the rural idyl for inspiration.
Owl bench,coloured and installed - with the inscription "A wise old owl sat on an oak" from the poem:
"A wise old owl sat on an oak, the more he saw, the less he spoke, the less he spoke, the more he heard, why can't we be like that wise old bird"