Made In The Middle: Jennifer Collier and Imogen Luddy

Today we had lectures for Discourse from artists Jennifer Collier & Imogen Luddy exhibiting at the touring Made in the Middle exhibition. The exhibition considers the ‘Pathways to Craft’ by picking out artists as case studies to show the various routes to careers in making. This then was the theme for which Jennifer Collier & Imogen Luddy talked about in their lectures. They Started with what they did at university and followed with their series of work that led from that and how it changed at got them work. They also talked about what other work they do alongside their career in making. Collier discussed her work spaces that she rents out to other makers and Luddy expressed her fondness of teaching that assists with her own making. As I am considering going into teaching myself I related to Luddy's talk and agreed with her reasons of teaching as they are very much like my own. After the talks I got to look at Luddy's sketch books that were incredibly beautiful with a mix of delicateness and dark themes, an interesting contrast like her use of techniques of working that are traditional crafts with technology and digital process.

Jennifer Collier

Imogen Luddy