Savannah Overy
It’s been a busy year for wicked imp designs with exhibitions and shows and I can’t quite believe it is almost autumn.
I recently took part in the Hidden Art Cornwall Design Fair which showcased a broad range of the best design made in the county. It was held at Goldolphin House from August 25th to the 27th. I also took part in British Crafts in Bristol on September 29th and 30th at the Painworks. They were both brillant weekends, people were very receptive and the feedback was fantastic.
Over the last few months I have extended my range and now produce a larger collection of silver jewellery. I texture the silver with my own designs which result in highly indiviudalised and varied pieces. These are sometimes further enhanced with enamelled detail. I find the combination of metal with the surface quality very inspiring, with new shapes and designs developing all the time.
Now that the jewllery range has expanded there is something available for everyone; from the most colourful enamel jewellery to the more monchromatic silver pieces. Still a strong component of the work is "emaciated supermodel" series which focuses on society's obsession with the perfect body image. Also the little wicked imps still feature strongly as enamel brooches. What's more, I'm also putting them in print. Their brightly coloured faces now glare back at you on coloured T-shirts and vests. They have proved to be very popular with the daring and young at heart.
New on the scene are collagraph prints which I have been exploring and have been delighted with the outcome. Look out for more of these in the future as I have been completely captured by this medium and can't wait to be able to get back to the print room to play.
Finally watch out for wicked imp designs in the October/November issue of Cornish World aswell as the November/December Christmas Gift Guide issue of Crafts magazine.
Savannah at wickedimp@fsmail.net or wickedimpdesigns@googlemail.com
Comissions accepted upon request.
About Me
I studied at the Ontario College of Art in Toronto, Canada. It was there that I discovered enamelling - the application of fusing glass to metal - and began my study under Fay Rooke. Inspired by the play of colour, light and shadow there was an immediate recognition that enamelling was the perfect vehicle for my creative expression. During this time I was fortunate to be able to take part in a large scale enamel workshop at Kent University, Ohio, USA.
This workshop was a pivotal point in my studies as it was there that I first experienced enamelling on a large scale and I found the possibilites this opened up to be very exciting.
While in Canada I was a member of the Canadian Enamellist Society, The Ontario Crafts Council and Visual Art Ontario.
In 2002 I moved back to the UK and settled in St. Ives, Cornwall at the beginning of 2003. From my studio in town I continue my exploration of stretching the boundaries of enamelling as art.
Enamelling to me is a joyful celebration of colour which provides a light hearted and playful quality to my work. The play of light and shadow within the enamel, the light reflecting through the glass and back off the metal, as well as the play of shadow within the negative spaces intrigues me.
I enjoy the merging of East and West in the pieces I produce. Much of my inspiration comes from India. Through the study of Indian myth and design I have found that the intricacy of their art, textiles and architecture form a background for my creations. The use of colour and the love of positive and negative space, the vibrancy and immediacy I think of as the East is reflected in my work.
My contact information:
wicked imp designs studio
c/o St. Ives Ceramics
1 Fish Street
St. Ives, Cornwall
TR26 1LT
tel: 01736 794 930
07812 245 1571
Web: Wicked Imp Design '
Some Web Sites I like:
Amazing ceramics gallery where I spend quite a bit of time.
St Ives Ceramics
The man that built my Website:
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