Helen Pailing
Helen Pailing is an artist-maker who seeks to redefine the possibilities of materials for sculpture and to ‘recraft waste’ into objects, assemblages and site-specific interventions.
An economy of means and material is an integral part of Pailing’s process. Reusing materials destined for landfill is her own quiet activism, a way to bring awareness to seemingly non-precious or waste material and to celebrate the value within all matter.
For Collect Open, she has created wall-based light sculptures that incorporate salvaged glass from the North-East (Mayflower Glass and Wearside Glass Sculptures), where she is currently based.
Pailing has a number of works in private and public collections including the V&A and National Glass Centre.
Supported by Arts Council National Lottery Project Grant and North East Artists’ Fund.
Collect Open
Collect Open is the fair’s platform for pioneering and thought-provoking craft installations by individual artists and collectives. This year's exhibitors are as follows.
Anna Bera (Poland; wood/glass)
Belinda Coyne (UK; vitreous enamel/Steel
Bridget Bailey (UK; textiles/natural materials)
Epona Smith (UK; silver)
Greg Kent (UK; wood)
Helen Pailing (UK; glass)
Louise Frances Smith(UK; seaweed bioplastic)
Michèle Oberdieck (UK; glass)
Olga Prinku (UK; textiles/natural materials)
Patricia Millar (Northern Ireland; ceramics)
Sarah Brown (UK; glass)
Sarah Villeneau (UK; ceramics)
Theo Brooks (USA; glass)
Zena Holloway (UK; textiles/natural materials)
Brooch 1 (Good Luck Serpents), 2023, Salvaged borosilicate glass, wood, merino wool, Photo: Colin Davison
