A modernist potter, restorative gardening and sustainable fashion

现代主义陶艺家、恢复性园艺和可持续时尚

Konfekt Korner

艺术

2023-03-01

58 分钟
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This is the time of the year when glimpses of spring sunshine are savoured – and this is energy that we channel on this episode of ‘Konfekt Korner’. We celebrate the iconic modernist potter Lucie Rie, learn about the history of Japanese silk weaving and hear about the restorative power of gardening. Plus: we speak to a brave and brilliant fashion designer, Mother of Pearl’s creative director Amy Powney, and ponder the perfect attire for a slumber party.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • The month of March keeps its powder dry.

  • It's a time when glimpses of spring sunshine are savored, when pale, warm light starts to coax the plants back into leaf and blossom.

  • We're on the cusp of something, but there's a certain freedom to shedding the wherewithal of winter and stepping gingerly into the possibility of a spring day.

  • It's this type of energy that we're here to channel.

  • On this episode of Confect Corner.

  • We celebrate the bold but largely unsung female abstract expressionists of the post war art world.

  • We take a tour of a new exhibition dedicated to the luminous sculptural ceramics made by the iconic modernist potter Lucy Rhee.

  • And we learn about the history of a Japanese silk weaving technique called kumihimo.

  • This episode is also about hope and regeneration.

  • We'll hear about the restorative power of gardening and speak to a brave and brilliant fashion designer, Mother of Pearls Creative director Amy Powney, who is the subject of a new film detailing her quest to reimagine her brand's approach to ethics and ecology.

  • It's a film about a personal mission, but also the potential of the industry to reimagine how it works, to reinvent itself anew.

  • This is Confect Corner and I'm your host, Sophie Grove.

  • Taking what is essentially very humble material, clay, earth, and making these incredible vessel forms that hold this incredible power and presence and really carry the space.

  • Something that people link quite a lot to Lucy Rhee's own character, who people describe her as being both quite kind of shy and reserved, but having this incredible kind of tenacity and strength and power as well.

  • It's about the actual weavers, the dyers, the spinners.

  • If it's cotton, the cotton pickers.

  • If it's wool, it's the sheep.

  • I really just had this idea of I need to get right back if I'm going to be truly sustainable, because I need to look at every single part of this puzzle.

  • Women grow because they are heavy with sadness or solitude or grief.

  • Women grow because it is in their bones.