Emily Maude is a Brighton based artist whose clients include Anthropologie, Fragonard, Liberty and Paul Smith. Her work primarily concerns the idea of imagined realities drawing inspiration from antique ceramics and textiles to create imagined vignettes of imagined lives. Her recent work has revolved around the idea of the dresser of dreams, in which collections are built of dream ceramics and textiles, that unite to create uplifting and joyous works.
Over the past 15 years Emily has visited the artist Jaqueline Humbert at her studio in Laduz in Burgundy, to learn the art of ‘Verre eglomisé’, the centuries old process of painting on the reverse side of glass. This body of work is the culmination of putting this skill into practice. The artist initially works on the foreground detail building the paint up layer by layer, having to work very quickly, at the same time as allowing each level to dry before starting on the next and finally completing the background. The finished effect is entirely different to works on paper or canvas, the colours appear illuminated. The hand-painted frames form part of the whole, embracing each design.
From a young age Emily has had an interest in ceramics and textiles, amassing a large collection that fills her studio and inspires her work. She is passionate about working with cultural institutions, and has in the past organised auctions to raise money for Charleston Farmhouse, and worked for both Westminster Abbey and The National Theatre.