Drip Chair

Since childhood graffiti has been an inspiration for me, an accessible art form that exists in the city landscape. The moody style letters of Birmingham’s writers such as Zuki, T-bone, and Korsa to name a few, had an effect on me; the energy, the aesthetic, and sheer clattering of the city streets made the art prominent wherever I went.

Graffiti is rarely cited as inspiration within wood working practice, with the traditional of craft being so closely connected to rural living, nature is the common collective inspiration. I grew up and still live in Birmingham, an industrial, multicultural and at times intimidating place, that energy is what formed me as a person, its itchiness fed me and still seeps into the ego of my being. As I’ve grown older, I need nature, I need it to feed my soul and the deeper parts of myself and that’s where working with wood connects these two component parts of me.

The drip chair takes a small piece of graffiti throw ups energy and style, often drippy, bubbly and poised and places them into its design. It’s not a study of graffiti, just a nod of appreciation to an art form and culture that continues to inspire me.