Photography in the studio

Ansell Cizic has been visiting and photographing artists in their studio's in the East End ; Hackney Wick and beyond.  Working on his new project he seems inspired by a particular moment, a feeling or an object within each space and uses that to capture the artist within their own environment.
We welcomed him to your studio just before Christmas. He was very taken by the light and the vintage workbench that we were given by the Museum of London.  Pictured as well are some of the hammers, that are significant to my work.

Elizabeth Peers

All the images from this series can be seen on his website by clicking here

LONDON DESIGN FESTIVAL& BEAKERS

Latest Skin Beakers on display with Black Dog Studio as part of London Design Festival at SDC Gallery

 24 Rivington Street, London. EC2A 3DU 

“CHAOS to CREATION” 

This is an opportunity to buy items of furniture, glass, ceramics and silver and focuses on the often chaotic processes involved in turning raw materials into beautiful, hand-made objects. The results occupy a calm and serene space, a world apart from their initial conception.

16th – 22nd September 2013 Monday to Saturday 10.30am – 6.00pm, Sunday: 11.00am – 2.00pm

Late night: Tuesday until 8.30pm

Showing at Christie's

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I'm delighted to say that I currently have my work on display at Christie's, London.  It is being shown as part of 'Contemporary Silver: A selling Exhibition'.  The show is  advertised as 'Showcasing work by Britain's leading silversmiths' .  It is a collection of pieces from over 60 members of the Contemporary British Silversmiths, to which I am honoured to say I have recently been awarded full-membership.  Each silversmith has a number of pieces on display including a new piece specifically designed for this exhibition at Christie's.  The online sale offers 186 lots with a focus on traditional and cutting-edge tableware.   The catalogue can be viewed here  - Christie's online catalogue and the exhibition can be viewed in person at Christie's until 5th September, where the Downing Street Silver Collection is also on display.

The sale is open from 6th August ­ until 5th September 2013

EXHIBITION 

Until 5 September

Christie's

8 King Street

London SW1Y 6QT

CONTACT 

Jeffrey Lassaline

silversmiths@christies.com 

+44 (0) 20 7839 9060

or myself - Elizabeth Peers at

info@elizabethauriolpeers.com

+44 (0) 7854 841 753

PAN Amsterdam

NEXT SHOW - OPENING 17th November

The silversmiths of De Zilvergalerie de Watertoren have asked me to show my work alongside their own for the past couple of years at PAN, a very prestigious fair in Amsterdam and this year is no exception.  My new enamelled pieces will be shown alongside some of my more familiar work.  It plans to be a very varied and exciting show, with work by Paul de Vries and Andre van Loon amongst other colleagues. 

Address - PAN Amsterdam - RAI Parkhal (hall 8) 18th - 25th November 2012. 
Detail of how to get there  - www.pan.nl
Ticket infomation can be found here.  If you do intend on attending please do get in contact as I will have further details to follow on tickets and special evenings and events. 

Opening -
Daily 11am - 7pm
Thursday 22nd 11am - 6pm
Sunday 25th 11am - 6pm

If you're interested in seeing photos of The International Zilverkunst Show and it's Making please click here.
 

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Commission

New College, Oxford.

Beaker 

Earlier this year I was approached by The Dean of New College to design and make 1 of 16 new beakers to be commissioned for one of their dining halls.  Each of these beakers are to be made by different silversmiths at the beginning of their careers.  I was extremely touched when they selected me to propose ideas and designs for one them and that they had been inspired and excited by my work.  The brief has been left very open, which has given me great freedom to develop my ideas and make something that I feel is also stretching me technically.  I am making them a unique piece that is a development of my technique and my research into skin; it's folds and its imperfections, which have become my signature style.  These, as well as studies into folds in cloth, were also used for the commission of the Rosewater Dish for The Worshipful Company of Weavers, which I shall be exhibiting with my other work at The Goldsmiths' Fair later this month (24th-30th September)
  

Exhibition

Roger Billcliffe Gallery

    Fat and Fold, Beakers, Britannia silver
 

Summer & Winter Design Collections

The Summer Design Collection show was from 16th June, throughtout July.  Lynn Park, director of the gallery, had specifically requested these signature beakers of mine for the show.  They are part of my body and skin collection and hint at the skin's folds and fat buldges.  The two beakers have a subtle, directional, hand-hammered texture across their surface.  This explores the changing quality of our body's skin.  I was delighed to have been asked to take part and to exhibit at such a renowned gallery.  I have recently heard these two beakers received a very warm response from many visitors. Thank you.  Lynn has asked me back to exhibit new work this coming November, through December in their Christmas Show - WINTER DESIGN COLLECTION 2012.   More news to come on this, so I will keep you posted - watch this space.

The two beakers depicted above are still on show at Roger Billcliffe Gallery, 134 Blythswood Street, Glasgow, G2 4EL