FUNKEA1995-1997
More fun than IKEA was a partnership between two friends with a shared desire to produce statement mirrors using traditional materials and techniques. The frames were carved from seasoned wood before being coated with gesso and clay bole - and then either polished or finished in silver leaf. The looking glasses are hand silvered. Although most pieces were one-off commissions, we did have some success with our run of "The Little black number". There is a great deal of satisfaction to be had from hand-crafting beautiful objects - and I do miss the smell of rabbit glue first thing in the morning!This polished silver-leafed triptych "Altarpiece" was created as a site-specific one-off.
"Little Black Number" A hand-silvered mirror set in a frame shaped to resemble the ubiquitous little black dress. The frame is hand-shaped (wood rasp)seasoned wood; covered in gesso and finished in polished black clay bole. This was to became our best seller.
"Big Gold Number" featured in the December 1996 issue of World of Interiors.
A snapshot of the studio, with a glass being hand-silvered in the foreground, a "Rear View" and the Trytich "Altarpiece" awaiting their mirrors. Leaning against the wall at the back, a stack of "Little Black Numbers" await the same.
"Rear View" A hand-silvered mirror set in a frame shaped to resemble the "rear view" of a black, cocktail dress. The frame is hand-shaped (wood rasp)seasoned wood; covered in gesso and finished in polished black clay bole.
