OUGD601 / Primary Research / Contacting Handmade Practitioners / Knotsproject

I have also been in contact with Becca Baker (my old graphics teacher) and the designer / maker behind Knotsproject - 'jewellery and illustrations / prints inspired by norfolk'

Why are you drawn to handmade crafts? 

"Handmade to me represents exploration and experimentation sometimes raw and unrefined but sometimes edited and polished. It's instinctive and intuitive and can leave more space for 'mistakes' or 'accidents' to happen. This can then shift an idea or practice completely and develop thinking on a higher level. I still think a considered and thoughtful approach is needed and individual guidelines or almost restrictions should be put in place. Whether they are followed or not is a different matter."