The Walla Crag Venus

Drawing – and the process of mark making as a method of recording memories – has always played a pivotal role within fashion designer and couturier Giles Deacon’s practice. Acting as an emotional conduit for displaying an idea, a thought – indeed a collective vision of worlds, dreams and consciousness – Deacon has interpreted the relationship between drawing, line and form with the techniques of figurine making, a tradition forged in the 18th century in Stoke-on-Trent, home to 1882 Ltd.

Deacon has delved deeply into the precision required to convey the finer details of character and personality when transforming multiple drawings and research into an object modelled in clay, while also how to embody each piece with a narrative piece conveyed through drawing and painting decorative motifs drawn from the natural world, historical references with a twist of paranormal, and a palette inspired by the Lake District, in particular the remote area of Walla Cragg overlooking Derwent water.