About
Frances Pinnock (b. 1990, Bristol UK)
BA Modelmaking, Arts University Bournemouth, 2014
Frances is a London based artist and maker, working in English Oak bark tanned leather.
Referencing trees and the human figure, her minimalist forms explore the effects of time and environment on Oak bark leather. Her sculptural pieces evolve through drawing and pattern cutting, using hand made inks to document panel shapes and influence future forms.
Frances applies slow and respectful hand processing, meticulously hand stitching each piece with hand made threads of hemp and beeswax.
Frances works primarily with full thickness sole bend leather, produced by the last remaining traditional oak bark tanners in the UK. J & F J Bakers utilise bovine skins as a byproduct of local farming and natural tanning methods, at the site of an original Roman tannery. As the sap rises in spring, oak bark is gathered from coppiced woodland in the Lake District and each skin is left to mature for fourteen months to produce the highest quality leather.
Upcoming Events
2nd June - 30th July 2021 Welding Cultures - SoShiro Gallery - London
22nd - 29th June 2021 Artefact - QEST - Design Centre London
Past Events
2021 Crafting and the Leathersellers’ - MA Architecture Leacture, Arts University Bournemouth
2020 Tour Series London Craft Week - Cockpit Arts, London
2019 Making it in London - Cockpit Arts Open Studios, London
2019 Messums - Wiltshire
2019 Christmas Open Studios - Cockpit Arts Open Studios, London
Awards
2021 Developing your Creative Practice - Arts Council England
2021 London Creative Network - Cockpit Arts
2020 Worshipful Company of Leathersellers’ Award - Cockpit Arts
2019 Jill Humphreys Springboard Prize - Cockpit Arts
2019 Worshipful Company of Leathersellers’ Award - Cockpit Arts
2017 Heritage Craft Association Scholarship - HCA/ The Arts Society
2017 QEST Scholarship - Garfield Weston Foundation
Press
October 2020 QEST Magazine - A Helping Hand - Corinne Julius