The Corkers Bakelite knit originated from a favorite Sonia Delaunay textile design that i have previously interpreted in other colour ways as long ago as 2012.Since my arrival in France, many enjoyable Sunday mornings have been spent on the elusive trail of bakelite jewellery at numerous Brocantes, Vide Greniers and Vide Armoires. I now have quite a collection ranging from spinach to cherry through ochre and eggshell to butterscotch bakelite. Although my very first one, the green one above, came as a surprise find in a bag of old jewellery and beads given to me by the grandmother of a former student when i taught Art and Drama in Oxford. There was a cream one too but i gave that to Lou who was my Art Assistant at the time. Each colour has been represented in the Corkers Bakelite Art knit.
The geometric pattern of squares reinterprets one of Sonia Delaunay's Simultaneous textile designs from the twenties.
