Hazel thorn overflowing online catalogue jan 2017

HAZEL THORN

OV E R F L OW I N G

HAZEL THORN

OV E R F L OW I N G 6 - 23 January 2017

Hazel Thorn in her Edinburgh studio

HAZEL THORN This is silversmith Hazel Thorn’s first solo exhibition with The Scottish Gallery.

Originally from Grantown on Spey, her sensitive sculptural forms and distinctive palette of turquoise, black and silver have already won her numerous awards. Hazel Thorn graduated with first class honours from Edinburgh College of Art in 2011 followed by an MFA and then an artist in residency at ECA. Public Collections include: The Goldsmiths’ Company, London and The Incorporation of Goldsmiths, Edinburgh.

‘My sculptural vessels are an exploration and celebration of experimental metalwork techniques. The metal elements are assembled sideways instead of stacked in layers through the sheet. This allows me to make different types of patterns, and as a side effect also means that the work can be hallmarked (as each type of metal is easily visible and goes all the way through the sheet to the other side). I developed this technique after learning Mokume Gane, the difference being that here the metal elements are fused side-by-side. Most of these pieces are intended as decorative objects rather than for a practical function. Combining metals then patinating the resulting object creates the bold patterns and colours in my work.’

Hazel Thorn, 2016.

Overflowing, 2014 Britannia silver and gilding metal H14 x W36 x D26 cms Photo: Shannon Tofts ÂŁ8,950

Leaf Dish, 2015 Britannia silver and gilding metal H6 x W18 x D15.5 cms ÂŁ1,500

‘I grew up in a remote part of the Highlands, and have always loved wild places and natural objects. I do not directly use natural or found materials in my work, but rather explore intuitively with metal, and find that my admiration for the complexity, order and chaos of such forms and places surfaces indirectly.’ Hazel Thorn, 2016

Morayshire, Scotland, 2014

Flowing I, 2015 Britannia silver and gilding metal H7.5 x L28.8 x W10.5 cms ÂŁ1,500 Flowing II, 2015 Britannia silver and gilding metal H3.5 x L22 x W13 cms ÂŁ1,500

Fractured, 2014 Britannia silver and gilding metal H20 x W16 x D12 cms Photo: Shannon Tofts ÂŁ3,340

Morayshire, Scotland, 2015

Large Wrapped Birch, 2016 Britannia silver and gilding metal H9.5 x W6.5 cms ÂŁ1,080 Small Wrapped Birch, 2016 Britannia silver and gilding metal H7.5 x W4.8 cms ÂŁ540

Long Wrapped Birch, 2016 Britannia silver and gilding metal H7.5 x W15.5 x D3.2 cms ÂŁ1,140 Cylindrical Wrapped Birch, 2016 Britannia silver and gilding metal H7 x W7 x D5.7 cms ÂŁ1,080

Swooping, 2015 Britannia silver and gilding metal L32 x W19 x H11 cms ÂŁ3,340

Adam Buick’s studio in Llanferran, North Wales

Large Wrapped Birch, 2016 Britannia silver and gilding metal H9 x W15.5 x D15 cms Photo: Shannon Tofts ÂŁ3,340

Drawings and research material, 2016

“My practice revolves around hands-on experimentation in the workshop, making samples to develop and refine new techniques, and meticulously recording each process in order to be able to recreate a desired effect. I combine the mixed-metal fusing processes I have developed with traditional silversmithing techniques to create work which is both contemporary and grounded in tradition. Working with metal is endlessly fascinating to me, particularly its ability to disguise itself as a more fragile material, or resemble living things caught in a snapshot of movement, growth or decay.”

Hazel Thorn, 2016

Clockwise from top: Brooch, 2014-2016, silver and gilding metal, H5.5 x W4.6 cms, £280 Brooch, 2014-2016, silver and gilding metal, H7.2 x W4.8 cms, £300 Brooch, 2014-2016, silver and gilding metal, H5.2 x W5.2 cms, £300

Abereiddi Medium Moon Jar I, 2016 porcelain with Abereiddi stone inclusions Brooch, 2014-2016, silver and gilding metal, H11.2 xH27 W2xcms, W23£300 cms Brooch, 2014-2016, silver and gilding metal, H6.4 x W2.8 cms, £260 £850

Brooch, 2014-2016, silver and gilding metal, H4 x W2.8 cms, ÂŁ200 Brooch, 2014-2016, silver and gilding metal, H4.8 x W4.2 cms, ÂŁ280

Clockwise from top: Brooch, 2014-2016, silver and gilding metal, H5.2 x W5.4 cms, £300 Brooch, 2014-2016, silver and gilding metal, H6 x W4 cms, £280 Brooch, 2014-2016, silver and gilding metal, H6 x W5 cms, £300

Hazel Thorn in her Edinburgh studio, 2016

HAZEL THORN EDUCATION: 2014-2015 2011-2014 2007-2011

Artist in Residence, Edinburgh College of Art Master of Fine Art, Edinburgh College of Art BA (Hons), Edinburgh College of Art

SELECTED COLLECTIONS: 2012 Modern Collection of The Goldsmiths’ Company, London 2011 Goblet for The Edinburgh Incorporation of Goldsmiths 2011 Section of Mokume Gane on The University of The Highlands & Islands ceremonial mace SELECTED AWARDS: 2016 Goldsmiths’ Fair Graduate Bursary from The Goldsmiths’ Company 2016 Finalist in the Inches Carr Graduate Awards 2015 Shortlisted in the Schoonhoven Silver Awards 2015 Artist’s Bursary from Creative Scotland 2014 Scottish Goldsmiths’ Trust Precious Metal Funding 2012 Student Silver Bullion Grant from The Goldsmiths’ Company 2011 Queen Elizabeth Scholarship (QEST) 2011 ‘Design in Silver’ Graduate Award from the Contemporary British Silversmiths 2011 Commended for Technological Innovation by The Goldsmiths’ Company

Published by The Scottish Gallery to coincide with the exhibition OVERFLOWING - HAZEL THORN 6 - 23 JANUARY 2017 All rights reserved. No part of this catalogue may be reproduced in any form by print, photocopy or by any other means, without the permission of the copyright holders and of the publishers.