On Sunday 15 November 2009 Central Station ventured away from the web and invited the Central Station community to join us in an afternoon of socialising and connecting.

‘This is…’ sessions gave members the chance to talk about their work to an open audience. With just 8 minutes and whatever visual aids they needed, the members presented a summarised history of their practice to an audience.

Get a taste of these sessions with This is Angharad McLaren below:

See the full collection of Artist Talks here.

(originally published on Central Station V1)

My weaving studio is a chaotic world of yarn, ropes, looms, shuttles and pirns, with flashes of neon colours and lots of bright natural light. It has been described as a psychedelic goldfish bowl, full to bursting with my colourful textiles and inspiration imagery: corals, anemones and underwater life all feature in my designs, with a sporty nautical influence from sailing and windsurfing.

I weave my designs on computerised AVL hand-looms, combining traditional techniques with modern technology.  I’m usually juggling several projects at once: making my own range of products, client commissions and developing new work.

 My studio is at the Briggait, a traditional fish-market which has been renovated by Wasps into artists’ studios and offices, housing an eclectic mix of artists, designers, craftspeople, dance companies, a circus school… I’ve got friendly studio neighbours and every now and then a pantomime horse wanders past, or music drifts along the hallway from performance rehearsals, reminding me of all the weird and wonderful things that go on around me.

www.angharadmclaren.co.uk

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‘Where I Make’ invites readers behind the scenes of artists from many disciplines to share photographs and a little insight about where they create their masterpieces. See more from the series here.