Boston-based Mimi Kirchner invites us into an enchanting world, where fabric foxes go on hikes and smoke pipes, felt owls perch, and fibre dogs don scarves and ties. Bibelot joined Mimi to talk about her ideas processes and where she’d go if she had a time machine. 1. What is the first thing you can remember making by hand? I have no memories of a time that I wasn’t creating. I came from a big family where making things and playing with tools and materials was part of life. I remember making lots of doll clothes including some using old and unmatched socks. I haven’t come too far from that! I have a little tin with doll clothes that I made at that age. 2. Tell us how the ideas process for each new doll begins. What inspired you to make (our favourite) the tattooed man? It is very rare that a fully formed idea pops into my head that I can act on. There are typically many months of thinking, collecting, and incubating an idea. The idea starts as sort of a brain tickle and if it keeps recurring, it moves forward. With the tattooed man, I started noticing […]
SIT select is an exciting busy arts organisation based in Stroud in the Cotswolds. It focuses on the applied arts and crafts and is passionate about promoting and profiling contemporary artists both local and national and emerging new talent as well as established big international names such as Ptolemy Mann, Matthew Harris, Mary Butcher, Carole Waller, Cleo Mussi to name a few of the hundreds of artists who have exhibited and been a part of the SIT select programme over the 10 years it has been running. The job of running a successful busy organisation such as SIT select, is varied, creative and can, at times, be challenging. There are deadlines to meet as well as the demanding and difficult job of fundraising. We are mainly funded by the wonderful Arts Council England but recent cuts to the arts mean that nothing is a given. Renishaw plc is a sponsor and their recognition for innovative design and creative skills is a welcome addition. SIT select director Lizzi Walton: ‘’We run an annual festival that takes place every May with a month of exhibitions, events, workshops, talks, a conference and a recent addition of selected films. We partner with […]
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