Sketched

Tonight’s the night - Our first live event x at Sugarhouse Studios.

'Material Sketches' by is a limited edition of seven mixed-media prints. Each one is prompted by a material relating to a finished Assemble project and has been paired with a different material from Sugarhouse Studios (Assemble’s HQ).

Pictured is an experiment with printed on sugar paper

As a statement from Assemble explains, ‘This series celebrates the work we were able to create at Sugarhouse Studios, with the space for mess and noise; space which is becoming increasingly challenging to afford and access in the city. It has allowed us to work with many artisans and artists; experimenting, prototyping and working together.’

We couldn't be more excited for Thursday's event ‘Show and Tell' when will be live in conversation with

Pictured is a pot of micro-algae which Assemble used to stain panels for the new workspace for the Luma Atelier in Arles (2019 – ongoing)

As Harry Johnson from Assemble explained, the micro-algae "is abundant in La Camargue region in the south of France, and this is combined with a linseed oil to create this paint, which when exposed to light turns this really lovely blue."

Discover more about Assemble's approach to materials via the link in our bio

We are thrilled to announce our inaugural live event!

For 'Show and Tell', will be live in conversation with to tell us about collaboration, experimenting with different materials and the story behind an object of their choosing

Thursday 17th November
18:00 – 20:30.

Sugarhouse Studios, 19 Collett Rd, Bermondsey, London SE16 4DJ 👉 Free tickets available via the link in our bio

To celebrate the publication of a new limited edition Material Sketches by Turner Prize-winning art and architecture collective Assemble, Sketched will host a discussion titled ‘Show and Tell’ with members of Assemble and Granby Workshop.

Assemble will open up their studio in Bermondsey for the night’s live conversation, which is free for anyone to attend. There will be an opportunity to ask questions and discover more about collaboration and the creative process.

Follow the link in our bio to book your place

A portrait of the artist considering his maquette

Congratualtions to Samson whose sculpture Antelope was unveilled on the Fourth Plinth this morning!

Image: Antelope by Samson Kambalu on The Fourth Plinth. Photo James O'Jenkins

A close up first drawing in Maggi Hambling’s 6am sequence: ‘A Tibetan terrier with tasselling black and white fur, Lux was – in life – a kind of animate ink drawing in black and white; in memoriam, she coalesces into a curling, crouching presence – transposed from the mind’s eye onto the page’

Read more about Maggi Hambling’s work and creative habits by following the link in our bio!

"It is imperative I start with a very precise drawing on the panel of wood on which I work. A drawing which takes time but is eventually disregarded, although I aways take a tracing. Then I spend time mixing the colours which I imagine are the colours I will need but again may bear no relation to the end, or even half way, result. These processes are crucial, ritualistic and slightly strange given that I know they will be discarded. It's like fitting my feet into footprints I have already made while still having no idea where they will lead." —

Extracted from a charming essay by the artist talking about her process available on her website

Link: https://annerothenstein.co.uk/about/texts/a-few-disjointed-thoughts-on-painting-2019

Image: Anne Rothenstein, Conversation with my Father
2019-2020

It's been a dream to work with on a new limited-edition and to find out more about their inventive, collaborative methods of working

Coming very soon, Material Sketches by Assemble is an edition of seven mixed-media prints revisiting and reimagining the collective’s innovative use of materials, from tufting guns to Tyvek

Watch this space!