{"id":10476,"date":"2024-06-18T11:48:36","date_gmt":"2024-06-18T11:48:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artstory.four90.co.uk\/?post_type=portfolio_item&#038;p=10476"},"modified":"2024-08-01T13:59:31","modified_gmt":"2024-08-01T13:59:31","slug":"saskia-saunders","status":"publish","type":"portfolio_item","link":"https:\/\/artstory.four90.co.uk\/?portfolio_item=saskia-saunders","title":{"rendered":"Saskia Saunders"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Saskia Saunders creates elegant handwoven sculptures from her garden studio in Buckinghamshire, England. Saskia\u2019s work embodies the sensation of lightness and freedom we feel when we immerse ourselves in the sanctuary of our natural world. By bringing the ancient craft of weaving into contemporary form, her work addresses our need to live more sustainably, in harmony with nature. Saskia uses natural plant-based materials and yarns such as linen, hemp and paper to connect people directly to the positive energy of nature.&nbsp;She amplifies the structural qualities of the yarns to craft beautiful minimal, textural pieces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI weave a luxurious vision of forest regeneration for sustainability &amp; natural wellbeing pioneers.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"10469\" src=\"https:\/\/artstory.four90.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Art-Story-Saskia-Saunders-Breathing-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artstory.four90.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Art-Story-Saskia-Saunders-Breathing-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/artstory.four90.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Art-Story-Saskia-Saunders-Breathing-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/artstory.four90.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Art-Story-Saskia-Saunders-Breathing-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artstory.four90.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Art-Story-Saskia-Saunders-Breathing-1000x1250.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/artstory.four90.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Art-Story-Saskia-Saunders-Breathing-448x560.jpg 448w, https:\/\/artstory.four90.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Art-Story-Saskia-Saunders-Breathing-600x750.jpg 600w, https:\/\/artstory.four90.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Art-Story-Saskia-Saunders-Breathing.jpg 1040w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"10468\" src=\"https:\/\/artstory.four90.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Art-Story-AlunCallenderPhoto_SaskiaSaunders-_050_0297-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10468\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artstory.four90.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Art-Story-AlunCallenderPhoto_SaskiaSaunders-_050_0297-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/artstory.four90.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Art-Story-AlunCallenderPhoto_SaskiaSaunders-_050_0297-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/artstory.four90.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Art-Story-AlunCallenderPhoto_SaskiaSaunders-_050_0297-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artstory.four90.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Art-Story-AlunCallenderPhoto_SaskiaSaunders-_050_0297-1000x1250.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/artstory.four90.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Art-Story-AlunCallenderPhoto_SaskiaSaunders-_050_0297-448x560.jpg 448w, https:\/\/artstory.four90.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Art-Story-AlunCallenderPhoto_SaskiaSaunders-_050_0297-600x750.jpg 600w, https:\/\/artstory.four90.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Art-Story-AlunCallenderPhoto_SaskiaSaunders-_050_0297.jpg 1120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"10471\" src=\"https:\/\/artstory.four90.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Art-Story-Saskia-Saunders-Tender-Space-1-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artstory.four90.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Art-Story-Saskia-Saunders-Tender-Space-1-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/artstory.four90.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Art-Story-Saskia-Saunders-Tender-Space-1-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/artstory.four90.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Art-Story-Saskia-Saunders-Tender-Space-1-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artstory.four90.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Art-Story-Saskia-Saunders-Tender-Space-1-1000x1250.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/artstory.four90.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Art-Story-Saskia-Saunders-Tender-Space-1-448x560.jpg 448w, https:\/\/artstory.four90.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Art-Story-Saskia-Saunders-Tender-Space-1-600x750.jpg 600w, https:\/\/artstory.four90.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Art-Story-Saskia-Saunders-Tender-Space-1.jpg 1040w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Saskia\u2019s work has taken her all over the globe and she has exhibited in London, Paris, New York, and Hong Kong. From her travels in Japan, She is also inspired by the Japanese aesthetic values of : <strong>Ma<\/strong> \u2013 appreciating the space around things, <strong>Wabi-sabi<\/strong> \u2013 accepting imperfection and <strong>Shibui<\/strong> \u2013 enjoying subtle beauty. Her sculptures do not seek to be perfect, because nature and life are both imperfectly beautiful. Saskia\u2019s work invites a calm pause, a moment of contemplation for us to reconnect with ourselves, and the natural world around us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"10475\" src=\"https:\/\/artstory.four90.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Art-Story-True-Strength-is-Gentle-Saskia-Saunders-Bespoke-commission-2021-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10475\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artstory.four90.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Art-Story-True-Strength-is-Gentle-Saskia-Saunders-Bespoke-commission-2021-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/artstory.four90.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Art-Story-True-Strength-is-Gentle-Saskia-Saunders-Bespoke-commission-2021-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/artstory.four90.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Art-Story-True-Strength-is-Gentle-Saskia-Saunders-Bespoke-commission-2021-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artstory.four90.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Art-Story-True-Strength-is-Gentle-Saskia-Saunders-Bespoke-commission-2021-1000x1250.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/artstory.four90.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Art-Story-True-Strength-is-Gentle-Saskia-Saunders-Bespoke-commission-2021-448x560.jpg 448w, https:\/\/artstory.four90.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Art-Story-True-Strength-is-Gentle-Saskia-Saunders-Bespoke-commission-2021-600x750.jpg 600w, https:\/\/artstory.four90.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Art-Story-True-Strength-is-Gentle-Saskia-Saunders-Bespoke-commission-2021.jpg 1040w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"10473\" src=\"https:\/\/artstory.four90.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Art-Story-Saskia-Suanders-Seeds-of-Light-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10473\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artstory.four90.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Art-Story-Saskia-Suanders-Seeds-of-Light-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/artstory.four90.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Art-Story-Saskia-Suanders-Seeds-of-Light-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/artstory.four90.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Art-Story-Saskia-Suanders-Seeds-of-Light-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artstory.four90.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Art-Story-Saskia-Suanders-Seeds-of-Light-1000x1250.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/artstory.four90.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Art-Story-Saskia-Suanders-Seeds-of-Light-448x560.jpg 448w, https:\/\/artstory.four90.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Art-Story-Saskia-Suanders-Seeds-of-Light-600x750.jpg 600w, https:\/\/artstory.four90.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Art-Story-Saskia-Suanders-Seeds-of-Light.jpg 1040w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"10472\" src=\"https:\/\/artstory.four90.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Art-Story-Saskia-Saunders-Ways-of-Being-2-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10472\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artstory.four90.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Art-Story-Saskia-Saunders-Ways-of-Being-2-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/artstory.four90.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Art-Story-Saskia-Saunders-Ways-of-Being-2-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/artstory.four90.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Art-Story-Saskia-Saunders-Ways-of-Being-2-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artstory.four90.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Art-Story-Saskia-Saunders-Ways-of-Being-2-1000x1250.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/artstory.four90.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Art-Story-Saskia-Saunders-Ways-of-Being-2-448x560.jpg 448w, https:\/\/artstory.four90.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Art-Story-Saskia-Saunders-Ways-of-Being-2-600x750.jpg 600w, https:\/\/artstory.four90.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Art-Story-Saskia-Saunders-Ways-of-Being-2.jpg 1040w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-d61d70aa wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/artstory.four90.co.uk\/?page_id=628\">ENQUIRE<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saskia Saunders creates elegant handwoven sculptures from her garden studio in Buckinghamshire, England. 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