Banksia Vessel (2023.4)
Catalogue Record
Collection
Maker
Darren Appiagyei
Title
Banksia Vessel
Made in
London
Date
01/02/2021
Materials and techniques
The banksia vessel is turned on a lathe using chisel and a gouge. It’s a gradual process as I carve in to the wildflower which has wood characteristics. Once the outside of the banksia vessel is carved and shaped, I use a hollowing tool to hollow, thinning the walls of the vessel.
Dimensions
width: 16cm
height: 9cm
Object number
2023.4
Category
Alt Category
New Positions for the Crafts Council Collection
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Credit
Acquired with Art Fund support, donations by Preston Fitzgerald and Cedric Smith, and Nicholas and Judith Goodison’s Charitable Settlement
Maker's statement
The Banksia vessel started my career , I call it my first album, it’s my foundation and enabled me to develop my making ideology of playing with the layers of the material.
Ultimately what inspires me is nature; It’s the little things we grow accustomed to, the intricate grain on your door house, the bark on a tree and the variation in textures on pavement. Inspiration is all around us and it’s about being open to it, I believe nature has a way of vandalizing what has been manufactured, it’s like a flower that grows through concrete pavement, it shouldn’t be there, but it is with it’s overpowering beauty which shines so bright, a juxtaposition almost.
Ultimately what inspires me is nature; It’s the little things we grow accustomed to, the intricate grain on your door house, the bark on a tree and the variation in textures on pavement. Inspiration is all around us and it’s about being open to it, I believe nature has a way of vandalizing what has been manufactured, it’s like a flower that grows through concrete pavement, it shouldn’t be there, but it is with it’s overpowering beauty which shines so bright, a juxtaposition almost.