THE MAKERS

Choose two artists to design for.

AliceHume

“I am a Textile Artist and Weaver based at Hotwalls Studios in Old Portsmouth. I have been weaving for over 12 years and graduated from Winchester School of Art with a degree in Woven Textile Design in 2013. I have studied textiles internationally at weaving schools in Sweden and Japan

After Graduating I collaborated with my father to make handmade frame looms called Hume Looms from recycled wood which I use to teach weave workshops. In 2018 I designed and created a wool window display in Covent Garden for store allbirds which consisted of nine handwoven wool hangings. I have also been awarded Arts Council Funding three times including projects Interactive Weaves and From Soil to Cloth.

Inspired by my travels and different cultures my work combines embroidery, wrapping, knotting and hand weaving on my Harris and George Wood Floor Loom. I experiment with unusual materials of recycled copper, raffia and 1970’s vintage silk yarns to create wall decor, hanging copper moons, clutch bags and Textile earrings. Vanderhume is named after my ancestors who were Flemish weavers.” vanderhume.co.uk

AliMolloy

I’m a creative born in Portsmouth. Having completed my Art Foundation at Portsmouth, I studied Graphic and Media Design (specialising in experimental image making) at London College of Communication where I stumbled across a design article ‘Towards a Holistic Profession’. This influenced my varied career within the creative industries: Design, Software Engineering, Photography and Government Policy. In a nutshell, enjoy collaborating, experimenting and learning through creativity: I tinker with various mediums, be they code, printing, vector graphics, or mixed media.

I collaborate with genomicists and epidemiologists, at Oxford University and the Wellcome Genome Campus where I translate complex data and concepts into communication formats for WHO and various publications such as Nature.

Currently I’m researching creative public engagement avenues for the threat of antimicrobial resistance and wider understanding of complex data in the community. I’m also a trustee at the community craft charity Making Space in Leigh Park.

(work in progress) alimolloy.com