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Francisca Onumah
Pleat Bud vase, 2024
Britannia Silver
Hammered texture, fold forming, raising
Hammered texture, fold forming, raising
13cm (H) x 6cm (W) x 4.5cm (D)
GRFO010
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A lot of my influences come from a love of textiles, particularly batik and woven traditional Ghanaian cloths (Kente). I borrow from abstracted motifs and patterns as well as the...
A lot of my influences come from a love of textiles, particularly batik and woven traditional Ghanaian cloths (Kente). I borrow from abstracted motifs and patterns as well as the nature of fabrics. The folds, drapery and textures, are incorporated in the surface pattern of the vessels I create. Using a fold forming technique, the simple cylindrical form of the ‘Pleat’ vessels displays
neat and irregular pleats in fabrics.
neat and irregular pleats in fabrics.