METALS BY ALEXANA BLOTT

I started making cutlery sculptures in 2011 for my final project at college. I was exploring the ideas of recycling and nature, and our impact on the environment. I decided to make sculptures of local endangered wildlife out of recycled materials and through much experimentation and raiding charity shops, I came to settle on cutlery and never looked back. A beautifully versatile material, its one that lives in every home, rarely given a second thought when, in reality, each piece of cutlery is an amazing work of art and engineering.

My art now uses a mixture of preloved and new cutlery, combining both to get the best shapes and styles in every piece. Always keeping the environment in mind, I make sure to never waste any of my materials, and use every piece as efficiently as possible. I love using cutlery in my work, the flowing forms and gentle curves of spoons work wonderfully to create organic forms with movement and life. and, if possible, come to appreciate it just a little more. If I can make someone smile with my work then I am very happy.

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