What is my feeling about this piece? It's beautiful. Robbie is exploring the open window idea against the suggestion of prison bars and the way air can travel back and forth through the grid. This is a sympathetic piece carved with warmth and gives a sense of longing and optimism in the style of lettering and also in the choice of materials.
Robbie is a letter carver with a a real commitment to his art. He lives in Crieff, Perthshire but travels to London frequently. You may enjoy more of his work on the letter exchange website:
http://www.letterexchange.org/letter-exchange-membership/members-home/robbie-schneider.html
P.S. Don't you just love that his surname means "cutter" in English. Clearly a genetic talent then.
There are 24 works of art all by full members of Letter Exchange, each measuring 40cm X 40cm. Look out for the catalogues on the website - they are worth buying as beautiful little books because they are little gems - beautifully edited and collated by Mark Noad, chairman of LX. http://www.letterexchange.org
Letter Exchange Lettering exhibition:
Words Set Free
Mondays - Fridays
27th September - 19th October
9.00am - 8.00pm
9.00am - 8.00pm
The Free Word Centre
60 Farringdon Road
EC1R 3GA
Farringdon Tube Station
Blog Update: This blog is getting refurbished and moving address soon to www.limetreesstudio.com. It is written for people who like to think creatively and enjoy visual information. It's filled with things I find inspiring and "behind the scenes" info and tips. Obviously it's biased towards my interests of lettering arts, printmaking and watercolours. Because I'm a real person you'll also find it seasonal, celebrating feasts, holidays, family and friends.
We are changing the look slightly and the address to www.limetreesstudio.com. Early next year we'll be launching the Limetrees Club, where members who join can download pdf's of tutorials, created by me and some other professional tutors. We'll launch with calligraphy, bookbinding, alphabet design, watercolour basics and Creative Inspiration (Find your artist). There'll be a members' gallery and forum. And the blog will still continue as usual for members and non-members.
Then there will also be a professional gallery which will sell artworks and letterworks by artists.
Hopefully this will be launched by mid-November, in time for Christmas
In real life this is wonderful. I wanted to touch it.
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