ELEANOR LAKELIN
Apr 28, 2021
3 minutes
FEATURE DOMINIQUE CORLETT
Coronavirus made 2020 a year of disruption and uncertainty for many. But for woodturning artist Eleanor Lakelin, it was also a year of significant milestones. After almost a decade of producing sculptural wooden pieces, her beguiling, almost ghostly, semi-eroded vessels and undulating carved organic forms reached a new level of recognition. This was the year that Echoes of Amphora Column Vessel I, 2020 – a substantial piece – was bought by the V&A, and another was commissioned by the Reading Museum.
With the virus to negotiate, there were some challenges.
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