Rachael Ellen Denton-Snape

I look to be creative and experimental in the work that I do and to get the most from all the experiences that are available to me. I have a strong preference for structure, efficiency, and tangible results.

Featured Project

The Art of Balance

This work involved creating mixed media sculptures that combine hard surfaces and textile techniques. The work seeks a balance within the sculptures where not only the colour and form are considered, but also how the pieces are physically balanced.

Close up photograph of black couched cord onto black material.

Rear view of a maquette for steel sculpture, with hanging chains from a single piece of bent steel, copper in colour. To be imagined large enough to walk through.

Inspired by Space-Race Design

I have brought together industrial materials, steel and aluminium, to create strong forms evocative of Space-Race pendant lighting, which also informed the reduced colour palette.

Made with Hand-Craft Techniques

Combining stitched details, soft textiles and hand-bent metals I have created intriguing maquettes of sculptures that would be presented on a grand scale, in large hanging spaces such as galleries and offices.

Two triangular aluminium sheets joined with what is the back of a traditional cross stitch to form a parallelogram, spray painted neon orange/pink, black and copper.

Hanging Sculpture

Full image of a maquette for a hanging sculpture.

Two pendants hang balanced from a steel beam, only by their eight. One is a distorted kidney bean, the other a rounded trapezoid.

Standing Sculpture

Full image of a desk sculpture maquette.

A UFO-like shape in neon orange/pink with a black corded edge, suspended from nothing by a steel wire frame on a black background.

Two-Part Sculpture pt. 1

Maquette of the top part of two-part hanging and standing sculpture.

Hanging Sculpture

Full image of a maquette for a hanging sculpture.

A welded steel parallelogram covered in black couched cord onto black material, hiding the frame.

Couched Sculpture

Full image of a maquette for a hanging sculpture.

Two-Part Sculpture pt. 2

Close up of maquette for the base part of a two part hanging and standing sculpture.

Additional Work

The theme is 'Tension', image depicts suspended monofilament and rubber bands pulling a hacksaw in opposite directions.

Tension Postcard Exhibition 2019

Produced to match the theme of ‘Tension’ it was selected by a visiting student as a good depiction of the theme.

A spherical pod, with embroidery threads stretched across a metal frame to create a maquette of a hanging space that could be sat in.

Private Spaces

A maquette for a suspended private space within a home, specifically too small for an adult to create an escape for a child.

Hyperbolic crochet of different cord widths, piled together to create a maquette of a free-standing sculpture.

Organic Forms

An experimentation into Hyperbolic crochet and it’s potential in sculpture, this maquette stands by itself due to it’s structure.

Awards

Diploma of Professional Studies
Loughborough University Foundation Degree: Art & Design Grade: Distinction

Work Experience

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars

I had the opportunity to work alongside talented makers, development specialists and planners during my 13 month placement, getting hands-on when needed and involved in experimentation and innovation workstreams.

I helped to develop bespoke training courses, applying for memberships and finding appropriate institutions for upskilling associates.

I also undertook an internal placement in Bespoke Marketing where I engaged with and wrote a brief for an external agency, helped facilitate an onsite event and proof-read client facing documents.

Visionary Thinkers

Visionary Creators

Visionary Makers