Belinda Coyne

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Belinda Coyne is a Brighton based designer whose enamelling and metalwork reflect her layers of experience and accumulated memories of specific landscapes.

Belinda graduated in Wood, Metal, Ceramics and Plastics from Brighton Polytechnic in 1986 before embarking on a career in teaching, building a successful College Art and Design department.

She is now focusing on her own work exploring and experimenting with a range of materials and processes.

‘LOST PATHS’ – COLLECT, SOMERSET HOUSE, LONDON

Photo Credit: Yeshen Venema

'Lost Paths' is built from 49 vitreous enamelled steel panels laid out in a grid framework alluding to those on an OS map.

The Ramblers’ Association has identified a potential 49,000 miles of unrecorded historical rights of way in England and Wales that are not on the definitive Ordnance Survey map. These missing paths, many of which go back centuries, need to be claimed so they are not lost to future generations.

Each panel represents a specific path visited and researched by Coyne. Kiln-fired, the enamel is abraded back and refired many times, revealing lost marks, grid references, and cartographer’s symbols embedded within the pieces defining spaces and making narratives among the more empirical information.

For all enquiries please email:
btc.coyne@gmail.com

Process Journal︎︎︎Enamelling Alongside my sculptural work I make steel and copper bowls, vases and trivets that are kiln enamelled in a muted palette informed by the colours and tones of the Sussex Downs whilst alluding to local way markers, field systems and geology.

Process Journal
︎︎︎Enamelling

Alongside my sculptural work I make steel and copper bowls, vases and trivets that are kiln enamelled in a muted palette informed by the colours and tones of the Sussex Downs whilst alluding to local way markers, field systems and geology.