Under the Influence
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Sam Sherborne
My method starts with a lot of quick sketching to produce drawings which are spontaneous and lively, tapping into serendipity and the unconscious. Then, using precise technical blacksmithing skills, I aim to bring the sketches' energy and immediacy into forged metalwork.
The works have themes which can be categorised into either ‘family’ [memories, emotions, disfunction and dynamics] or ‘everyday’, including the scourge of modern technology, death, work, impoverished modern-day ritual, and worry. Having an element of humour is important to me, even though some of the subject matter is quite serious.
