by Will Cottrell | Apr 1, 2026 | Bamboo Art, Process
Process as Alchemy Some of my work has been concerned with the processes of alchemy as routes towards personal change. Carl Jung recognised that alchemical processes can be understood as material and psychological. A visual blackening might be read symbolically as...
by Will Cottrell | Mar 30, 2026 | Bamboo Art, Material Investigation, Process
Bamboo Surface Transformations Surface transformations aligned with the stages of alchemical and psychological development: black, white, yellow, and red. Each colour emerges through a specific material operation. The black of nigredo is achieved through burning: soot...
by Will Cottrell | Mar 18, 2026 | Bamboo Art, Process
Working thematically and in Series I am greatly influenced by Henry Moore’s idea of a form having a “power of expression.” I work until I recognise that a structure carries this expressive force. For Carl Jung, the power in an expression lies in its psychological...
by Will Cottrell | Mar 11, 2026 | Bamboo Art, Process
Studio Process & Materials My studio is a laboratory for exploring what bamboo can become through structure, sculpture, and experiment. It is a space of creating, testing, and discovery, where whole poles, offcuts and bamboo products are used to investigate the...
