Papier-mâché, which means "soft paper" in French, is a technique that uses paper or cardboard mixed with glue or paste to create lightweight and durable objects. The technique has a long and fascinating history that spans many cultures and eras. The origins of papier-mâché go back to ancient Egypt, where archaeologists have found artefacts made from paper made ...

Lisa Clague's characteristic figurative sculpture hovers between fantasy and reality - playful, mysterious, contemplative. "My work evokes a place between the subconscious and the intangible," Lisa Clague notes. "My masked figures are hybrid beings, masters of ambiguity and disguise, seduction and deception. These images are like dreams, familiar but illusory." In the 1980s, Lisa Clague literally ...

A series of sculptures by renowned contemporary artist Urs Fischer is a kind of monument to impermanence, transformation, the flow of time, the changes happening to our world and creative destruction. "Dasha" (2018) is a life-size wax candle depicting Dasha Zhukova, Urs Fischer's friend and renowned gallerist. Fully cast in wax, she is wearing a pink dress and sitting on a chair. The wick on the ...

Embroidery is an ancient art, but artists of today are creating their own unique techniques. British embroidery artist Youmeng Liu is pushing the boundaries of her craft by creating her own 3D embroidery technique. She uses a special needle, pushing coloured thread into the base of the fabric to create a three-dimensional textile ingredient. Scissors then come into play to outline the appetising shapes of the embroidered dish. В ...

Robert Cooper is an established ceramic artist who is widely recognised in the UK and beyond. He is fascinated by the vitality of artefacts and the large role they play in art. Robert's work often utilises found objects, such as pottery shards from the banks of the Thames, which are imbued with previous life. Such finds become the basis for a new project. В ...