Charlottes sketchbook

Charlotte :)
Interior Design student

24.01.11
Meeting Lucy May Schofield;
We were given our brief for the new project today
Narrative Objects: Story telling & Staging
And were introduced to its protagonist, book making artist Lucy.

'Stocking Filler'


She showed us her beautiful books and talked about her inspirations and style. The photograph above is a piece of Lucy's called 'Stocking Filler', a collection of handwritten envelopes sent from children all around the world to Santa's post office in Lapland, sewn together in to a miniature book. I love this idea, Lucy's work is so delicate and enchanting. Although i don't think I have ever come across a book making artist before her work really reminded me of paper cutting which I have worked with in the past for an A level project about children's literature;




Cutting drawings of Winnie the Pooh characters out of the books pages



Watercolour and cutting on pages of a 1940s Alice in Wonderland book

I was particularly reminded of my Alice in Wonderland piece by Lucy's work as it was made by 're-using' an old book from a charity shop with an inscription inside saying:

Lucy finds and collects discarded items and uses them in her work, creating a narrative and telling the stories which would otherwise have been lost, giving the items new life.

The Project Brief:
"In response to the work of Lucy Schofield you are invited to make a space to house Lucys objects (the objects which 'house stories.') Working from the inside out, you should consider the themes of Permenance, Transience and Temporary to develop a space that reflects the artist and 'stages' her work"

My initial thoughts were of working with books, fabric/textiles, things that are tactile, delicate, handmade like Lucy's work. I'm also intriged by her use of dolls houses, sewing patterns, her need to comparmentailse, making me think of suitcases/bookcases with compartments, vintage luggage, I like her love of typewriters and tea sets and just everything quirky and feminine. Im really excited about creating a space for Lucy as I think hope I can really connect with her style.

One further initial thought, is Lucy in any way related to Philip?