S2 EP3: Bridging the gap - Joseph Bray

10/14/22 • 54 min

In this episode I talk to Joseph Bray, furniture designer, maker, educator and Head of Wood School at The Sylva Foundation. Joe shares how his concerns for the future of craft education became the catalyst for a successful Churchill Fellowship and how his Fellowship experiences continue to shape The Sylva Wood School; bridging the gap between education and professional life as well as finding ways to promote the use of under utilised home grown timbers.

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S2 EP2: Spaces and Places - Alice Blogg

In this episode of Out of the Woodwork, Sean talks to Dorset based designer and maker, Alice Blogg. Alice’s contemporary designs are inspired by spaces and places. She is deeply interested in aesthetics and function and how things are used, which forms the basis of her work. She enjoys working with materials that come from the ground and go back to the ground - something that is particularly important to her; making use of the beautiful English timber literally at her feet.

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S2 EP4: Talking Materials - Leila Smith

In this episode, Sean talks to materials based artist Leila Smith. Often described as a metal worker, Leila is very much a woodworker at heart. Her love of materials exudes through her installation art and sculpture work and she is passionate about the exploration of materials and what materials can teach us. As well as an artist, Leila enjoys a successful and varied career as a set builder for television, film and festivals.