CHRISTOPHER PIKE + ALICIA ROWBOTHAM
30 JAN - 20 FEB 2025
Introducing two brilliant and very different artists to the Woolff Gallery, this exhibition marries together a celebration of texture and warmth.
Both artists work in vastly different but natural materials, and bring a tactile and organic vibrancy to the gallery. Using textiles and wood respectively, Alicia and Christopher compliment one another's practice. We are beyond excited to introduce both to the Woolff Gallery and hope that you can call by to appreciate these beautiful works with the unique craftsmanship and qualities each has to offer.



CHRISTOPHER PIKE
Christopher Pike makes magnificent outdoor garden sculptures out of charred wood. Having worked as a carpenter for many years after studying Fine Art at UCA Farnham. Through carpentry, Christopher became more and more involved in the use of timber. Collecting and working with wood over the years led him to become fascinated by their organic, textured qualities.
Also an experienced architect, it is clear that Christopher's bold three-dimensional sculptures are informed by a highly geometric eye. These beautiful sculptures are as well defined by a unique material essence, in a return to one of wood's most captivating and distinctive qualities: its grain.
“The growth ring of a tree I relate very similarly to a contour on a map - that is, a man-made mark on a piece of paper that represents the land. The growth ring is the tree’s version of setting its own imprint, its own contour line. You can often tell what has happened to a tree by that line.”
Through charring and washing back, Chris works to reveal the wood's natural contours. His main material - Douglas fir - is a durable English softwood local to his studio in the UK's beautiful South Downs. He coaxes out the textures which represent growth in the tree. This means that whilst the structure of his sculptures remains highly controlled he delights in how little say he has in determining how the final surface will turn out.
"I hope that people leave surprised by what a natural piece of wood can do."
Christopher Pike
Christopher Pike
Hexo
British Douglas fir
53cm Diameter
£1,120

Christopher Pike
Orbit - wall light
British Douglas fir
110cm Diameter
£2,650

Christopher Pike
Sixty6
Oak
38 x 38 x 16cm
£880

Christopher Pike
Cleft
British Douglas Fir
62 x 106cm
£950

Christopher Pike
Fifteen steps
British Douglas Fir
52 x 8cm
£320

Christopher Pike
Four hundred 24
British Douglas fir
£6,250

Christopher Pike
Triangulum
British Douglas fir
65 x 35cm
£380

Christopher Pike
Together
British Douglas fir
75 x 35cm
£2,450
Christopher Pike
DuOst
British douglas Fir
50 x 40cm
£4,450


Christopher Pike
Ripplet
British Douglas Fir
120 x 25 x 25cm
£8,250

Christopher Pike
DuOrb
British Douglas Fir
65 x 55 x 55cm
£6,850

Christopher Pike
Terne
Oak & Larch
222cm h x 80 w x 25cm d
£4,250

Christopher Pike
Reflection
British Douglas fir
22 x 20 x 12cm
£380

Christopher Pike
Australe
British Douglas fir
30 x 15cm
£380

Christopher Pike
Gradation
British Douglas Fir
54 x 10cm
£320
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ALICIA ROWBOTHAM
Alicia Rowbotham is multidisciplinary textile designer, researcher and artist based in London with a focus on artisanal luxury textiles and objects for contemporary interiors. With a First-class honours degree from Central Saint Martins attained in 2019, Alicia went on to start her bespoke design and make studio in 2020 working exclusively with private clients within the interiors industry.
Alicia Rowbotham studio collections combine the techniques of established traditional textile methods such as hand weaving, passementerie and embroidery as well as leather and metal work in contemporary design for bespoke works as seen in Elle Decoration, Collect International Art Fair, Crafts magazine, and Forbes. Alicia has been commended for her material innovation within her practice, utilising waste materials from the textile industry in all of her studio collections and private client works.

Alicia Rowbotham
Still Water
Textile industry silk wrapping on board
74 x 74cm
£1,980


Alicia Rowbotham
Mirage
Textile industry silk wrapping on board
170 x 55cm
£2,750

Alicia Rowbotham
Moss 2
Hand woven 100% silk on blue cotton
34 x 44 cm
£730

Alicia Rowbotham
Moss 1
Hand woven 100% silk on blue cotton
34 x 44 cm
£730
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Alicia Rowbotham
Wild Garden (Blue)
Textile industry silk wrapping on board
39 x 103cm
£1,450
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Alicia Rowbotham
Wild Garden (Green)
Textile industry silk wrapping on board
39 x 103cm
£1,450
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Alicia Rowbotham
Wild Garden (Pink)
Textile industry silk wrapping on board
39 x 103cm
£1,450

Alicia Rowbotham
Orbs
Pure wool and polished/hammered cast aluminium orbs
185 x 15 x 10cm
Commission on asking

Alicia Rowbotham
Blue Meadow
100% fine silk embroidered on canvas and board
89 x 100cm
£3,850
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