"A rock pile ceases to be a rock pile the moment a single man contemplates it, bearing within him the image of a cathedral."
- ANTOINE DE SAINT-EXUPERY, THE LITTLE PRINCE
Artist Bio
Lizzy Knight was born in the South of England but raised in the North. As a child, Lizzy always had a love of art, encouraged by her parents who are both also artists, one in music and the other in textiles. They instilled a love of history and nature in her from a young age, and with this blossomed a passion for all things fabricated, from the set designs in movies to the ancient castles dotted around the UK and Italy.
After spending a year in Italy working in a luxury furniture studio, and exploring low and high all the secrets and splendour Italy has to offer, Lizzy returned to England to diversify her long used origami technique, in the form of applied arts, jewellery and print making. Now she would never want to do anything else. She takes great joy in fabrication, from the preliminary start of mould making and researching materials, to the actual creation and finishing of her products.
Being an admirer of both history and Mother Nature, Lizzy loves spending her time travelling. Her work is inspired by all the beautiful places she has visited, from Clumber Park in the North of England, to Sienna in Tuscany. Her hard drive is full of photos taken from these places, that she keeps with the intention of maintaining that creative spark.
Lizzy continues to experiment with any medium she can get hers hands on, and being mainly self-taught and a self-represented artist, she keeps the freedom to express herself without limit.
She is both designer and artist, trying to blend the two very different perspectives of art, with a love of combining materials and processes to create interesting and accidental results, and currently works from her home studio.
After spending a year in Italy working in a luxury furniture studio, and exploring low and high all the secrets and splendour Italy has to offer, Lizzy returned to England to diversify her long used origami technique, in the form of applied arts, jewellery and print making. Now she would never want to do anything else. She takes great joy in fabrication, from the preliminary start of mould making and researching materials, to the actual creation and finishing of her products.
Being an admirer of both history and Mother Nature, Lizzy loves spending her time travelling. Her work is inspired by all the beautiful places she has visited, from Clumber Park in the North of England, to Sienna in Tuscany. Her hard drive is full of photos taken from these places, that she keeps with the intention of maintaining that creative spark.
Lizzy continues to experiment with any medium she can get hers hands on, and being mainly self-taught and a self-represented artist, she keeps the freedom to express herself without limit.
She is both designer and artist, trying to blend the two very different perspectives of art, with a love of combining materials and processes to create interesting and accidental results, and currently works from her home studio.
