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CURRENT WORK....

Maker Member show 2025
28th June - 1st November

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'Distant Farmhouse' 107cm x 77cm
 This year, alongside showcasing the work, MAKE have selected 12 Maker Members; people who have been instrumental in the workings of the organisation, people who are changemakers in their medium, people who are thinking about the future of making, people who they feel represent the past, present and future of the organisation. They  have been visiting and photographing these makers in their studios, at work on their pieces for the Maker Member Show.

I was honoured to be selected as one of these 12 Maker Members. Two of my artworks will be shown in the exhibition alongside a display featuring a deeper delve into my practice, including an interview and photographs of me in my studio, as well as a display of sketchbooks, tools and raw materials.  
Greetings cards and Reproduction prints can be purchased through my Etsy shop - just click on the button below.

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I am a member of the Guild of Ten - a co-operative venture of craftspeople living and working in Cornwall.
Our gallery/shop is on Old Bridge Street behind the cathedral in Truro.
Open from 10.00 to 17.00 Monday to Saturday.
Visit the archive of my work and see my journey of development of the metal collage technique.
Throughout the summer season you might see me demonstrating blacksmithing at one of Cornwall's many agricultural shows or steam rallies. Co-founder of the Cornish Blacksmiths Collective - I join up with other Cornish smiths to promote and demonstrate the craft of blacksmithing. We encourage both professional and amateur blacksmiths to join our growing group. We also offer a range of blacksmithing courses- contact me for more details.

AWARD WINNING!

I was awarded the Green Maker Initiative Award at MAKE Southwest’s annual Summer Show exhibition 2022.

Chosen by Dr. Emma Whittaker of Low Carbon Devon, University of Plymouth and the Green Maker Initiative.
Lisa Wisdom received the GMI Award for the holistic approach she is taking to reducing the environmental impact of her metalwork, jewellery and blacksmithing practice, communicating the message to her students, involving the wider community, and for actively improving her surrounding environment through her green approach to making.
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I am a strong supporter of the 'JUST A CARD' campaign - it aims to encourage people to buy from Designer/Makers and Independent Galleries and Shops by reinforcing the message that all purchases, however small, even 'just a card' are so vital to the prosperity and survival of small businesses.
If you're interested to find out more about me and my practice, watch this video/interview by Mel Chadwick...
SEE MY WORK all year round at ...
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Truro, Cornwall
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Feock, Cornwall
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Bovey Tracey, Devon

'Stepping from my door I walk through, and over the landscape, gathering the archaeology of industry. It is in this time of gathering and observation that the found sheets of corrugated metal and old copper tanks suggest to my eye what they might become, be it sky or wall or building or sea. My palette is the naturally occurring shades of rust and the blues of copper – the materials own reaction to climate. I utilise charcoals minimally for details or tonal variation to increase perspective.'

- LISA WISDOM

© Lisa Wisdom 2025