Creative Village

I spent today with a different set of artists and practioners, all recent graduates with their individual practises, working independantly in a shared creative environment. Its a really nice way of producing work, private yet holds a arty community to bounce ideas off and discuss various practise related issues.

The space is divided into different areas for artists to work- their personal studio space and then a communal kitchen, meeting area for clients and board room is also available.

I met a few of the artists who rent studio space there, one of them being Nicola Blaize a Ceramisist, who specialises in bespoke pottery. Her work is really beautiful- some of it handmade, others printed upon with her designs..

 I particularly love her sketchy drawings on the pottery and the exquisite marble affect created on this teapot and sugar bowl.
 

http://blaizeceramics.co.uk/

 

 I spent most of the day helping out Kim in her studio and discussing her work and others in the studio but wasnt able to meet any other of the artists as the few that were their were busy in the spaces. Instead i learnt how she runs her business and the general process of getting orders out to customers when they buy from her online shop.
Its set up using paypal, when someone makes a sale- the cutomer makes the payment to paypal and Kim then recieves and email confirming the order. The money is put into her paypal account, she is informed of the products bought, packages and posts the product and lets paypal do the rest. They inform the customer when the products dispatched and inform the artist of when payment is recieved into her account.

Ive learnt a lot from spending time with Kim at her studio and enjoyed meeting other practiotioners in the same situation.