Tracie murchison biography of albert

Tracie is the last of the designer/makers that I will be sharing a stand with.  Here's what she had to say.....

Can you describe your journey to becoming a professional maker?

I returned to education when my youngest child went to school.

I began with a part time access course in Art and then a BA (Hons) in Applied Art at Middlesex University.

What comes first materials or design?

My materials come first, I use similar materials in all my work, mainly: wood, fabric and paper but how I use the materials and the process of layering them can be very broad depending on the inspiration for a particular collection of work.

What are your main influences when conceiving a piece of work?

When my great Aunt Alice died she left me a treasure trove of love letters, ephemera and fabrics.

These treasures along with her tea sets and jugs inspired my Alice Annie collection of teacups and pitchers.

One of my recent collections, ‘Memory lane’, a series of little ho